DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2010

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    Colour perception in man is due to

    A)  rhodopsin pigment in rod cells

    B)  iodopsin pigment in cone cells

    C)  iodopsin pigment in rod cells

    D)  rhodopsin pigment in cone cells

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    According to the trichromatic theory of colour vision, our perception of a multitude of colours is made possible by different stimulation of only three types of cone cells, each containing a coloured pigment, iodopsin. Examples of animals with colour vision include primates, many fishes and most birds, insects.


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