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NEET 2011
Exam
NEET
Year
2011
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Neural Control and Coordination

NEET 2011 · Zoology · Neural Control and Coordination

The purplish red pigment rhodopsin contained in the rods type of...

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

Options

  1. Avitamin-C
  2. Bvitamin-D
  3. Cvitamin-A
  4. Dvitamin-B

Correct answer

C. vitamin-A

Step-by-step solution

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