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Standard IX
Biology
Parts of an Eye
The photosens...
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The photosensitive pigment present in the cone cells of the retina.
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Iodopsin
Iodopsin (Photopsin) is a photosensitive pigment found in cone cells.
It is present in the retina of the eye of most vertebrates.
It is composed of retinol and each of the three cone pigments with different proteins, giving each pigment a different color.
The three colors, blue, green, and red, correspond to the region of the visible spectrum where each cone pigment absorbs the maximum amount of light.
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Several statements are given here in reference to cone cells which of the following option indicates all correct statements for cone cells?
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(i) Cone cells are less sensitive in bright light than Rod cells
(ii) They are responsible for colour vision
(iii) Erythropsin is a photo pigment which is sensitive to red colour light
(iv) They are present in fovea of retina.
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