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The purplish red pigment rhodopsin conta...

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

A

Vitamin-C

B

Vitamin-D

C

Vitamin-A

D

Vitamin-B1

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C

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