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Cone Cell Photoreceptor Function Bright Light High Resolution

Cone cells are photoreceptors functioning in bright light, providing high resolution due to a one-to-one ratio with bipolar cells, and detecting red, green, and blue wavelengths with three iodopsin pigments.

Cone cells are photoreceptors functioning in bright light, providing high resolution due to a one-to-one ratio with bipolar cells, and detecting red, green, and blue wavelengths with three iodopsin pigments.

Front cone cell
Back photoreceptor; function in bright light; high resolution (one cone : one bipolar cell); red, green, blue wavelengths; color; 3 iodopsin pigments; less abundant

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