Visual Pigments

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Description

Visual Pigments are pigments that are present in the Cones and Rods of the Retina of the Eye.

 

Biological Function of Visual Pigments

Eyesight

 Visual Pigments absorb Light and initiate the sense of Sight.

 

Types of Visual Pigments

 Iodopsins

 Opsin

 Rhodopsin

 

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