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Question

The purplish red pigment rhodopsin contained in the rods type of photoreceptor cells ofthe human eyes is a derivative of

Options

A.Vitamin-C
B.Vitamin-D
C.Vitamin-A
D.Vitamin-B

Solution

There are two types of photoreceptor cells of retina, namely rods and cones. The rodscontain a purplish red protein called the rhodopsin or visual purple, which contains aderivative of vitamin-A.

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