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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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