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What do rod cells and cone cells do?

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There are two types of photoreceptors in the retina of the eye - rod and cone cells. Rod cells (containing the visual pigment rhodopsin) are used mainly in dark light, and it gives black and white vision only. Cone cells (containing the visual pigment iodopsin) are used in high light intensities, and gives colour vision.

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