Where Are the Visual Pigments Located in the Rods and Cones

question 71

Multiple Choice

Where are the visual pigments located in the rods and cones?

• A) in the inner segment of photoreceptors
• B) in mitochondria located in the outer segment
• C) inside membrane discs stacked in the outer segment
• D) inside a photosensitive nucleus
• E) sandwiched in the cell membrane of the photoreceptors

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