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Night Blindness is caused due to deficiency of ________.


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Night blindness:

  1. Night blindness (nyctalopia) is a condition in which people are unable to see clearly at night or in dim light.
  2. A deficiency disease is caused by a shortage of important nutrients or dietary ingredients in the human body, such as vitamins and minerals.
  3. Night blindness is a condition caused by a lack of vitamin A.
  4. The formation of retinal, a component of rhodopsin, requires vitamin A.

Final answer:

Night Blindness is caused due to deficiency of vitamin A.


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