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Rod and Cone cell.

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Rod cell is like rod in shape and contain rhodopsin pigment, these cells are too many in number and sensitive to dim light but are not sensitive to colour.
Cone cell are like cone shape, it is less in number, it contain iodopsin pigment and are sensitive to both light and colour.
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