Question
Differentiate between rods and cones.
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Answer
Rods and cones:
| Rods | Cones | ||
| 1. | Rods help in twilight vision. | 1. | Cones help in colour vision. |
| 2. | They have visual purple pigment called rhodopsin. | 2. | They have visual violet pigment called iodopsin. |
| 3. | Rods are the photoreceptor cells of the retina that are sensitive to dim light. | 3. | Cones are the photoreceptor cells of the retina that are sensitive to bright light. |
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