Which one of the following statements is not correct?

2 2014 AIPMT Neural Control and Coordination Human eye Easy

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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

Detailed Solution

Retinal is an aldehyde of vitamin A, not a derivative of vitamin C.

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