Q. The purplish red pigment rhodopsin contained in the rods type of photoreceptor cells of the human eyes is a derivative of
A) Vitamin-C
B) Vitamin-D
C) Vitamin-A
D) Vitamin-B
Explanation
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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