Photoreceptors of the eye,responsible for turning light energy into electrical impulses that are passed along nerves to the brain. Disc-shaped visual pigments reside inside photoreceptor cells and contain molecules,specifically rhodopsin (composed of the molecules opsin and retinene),which change their shape when exposed to light,triggering an electrical impulse | |
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