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a
Retinal is the light absorbing portion of visual photo pigments.
b
In retina the rods have the photopigment rhodopsin while cones have three different photopigments.
c
Retinal is a derivative of vitamin C.
d
Rhodopsin is the purplish red protein present in rods only.
answer is C.
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All photopigments associated with vision contain two parts: a glycoprotein known as opsin and a derivative of vitamin A called retinal. Vitamin A derivatives are formed from carotene. Good vision depends on adequate dietary intake of carotene-rich vegetables such as carrots, spinach, broccoli or foods that contain vitamin A, such as liver.