The purplish-red pigment rhodopsin contained in the rods type of photoreceptor cells of the human eye, is a derivative of:
vitamin
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin A
As we learnt in
Rods -
the twilight (scotopic) vision is the function of the rods.
- wherein
The rods contain a purplish-red protein called the rhodopsin or visual purple, which contains a derivative of Vitamin A.
Option 1)
vitamin
Correct
Option 2)
vitamin C
Incorrect
Option 3)
vitamin D
Incorrect
Option 4)
vitamin A
Incorrect