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Offline Winga

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What are the compounds inside cone cells for detecting colours of light?
« on: June 29, 2006, 10:32:13 AM »
Does anyone know?
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Re: What are the compounds inside cone cells for detecting colours of light?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2006, 11:33:29 AM »
They are proteins, very similar to rhodopsin, called iodopsins.
http://library.thinkquest.org/28030/physio/colour.htm
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