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In the Visual System, Ganglion Cells Convert the Light Detected

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In the visual system, ganglion cells convert the light detected by the retina into electrical impulses, which then travel to the brain. This example illustrates the process of _________.


Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Sex Cell

A type of reproductive cell in an organism that unites with another from the opposite sex (or mating type) to form a new individual.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial or social groups within a community, institution, or country, leading to inequality.

Law of Segregation

A fundamental principle of genetics stating that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles responsible for a trait separate, allowing each parent to contribute one allele.

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