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The night-blindness is developed due to deficiency of vitamin

Options

  1. AB 6
  2. BC
  3. CB 12
  4. DA

Correct answer

D. A

Step-by-step solution

Night blindness is developed due to deficiency of vitamin- A . Vitamin A deficiency leads to a disease known as night blindness. People with night blindness have a normal vision when adequate light is present but poor vision in the dark. Vitamin A is necessary for the production of retinal, a component of rhodopsin.

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