Color Blindness Is Caused by Heritable Mutations in Cone Photoreceptors

question 10

Multiple Choice

Color blindness is caused by heritable mutations in cone photoreceptors.How many cone types does the retina of a colorblind individual typically contain?

• A)only one
• B)two
• C)three
• D)four

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Thierry of Chartres

A 12th-century philosopher and theologian known for his work in the fields of natural philosophy, theology, and mathematics, contributing to the intellectual environment of the Twelfth-Century Renaissance.

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A medieval Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism.