EBK BIOLOGY
EBK BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220100474729
Author: Martin
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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To describe: The relationship of the animals such as flatworm, crayfish, and elephants on the basis of the presence of opsin in the photoreceptors.

Introduction: Photoreceptors are the sensory receptors present in the eye that detect light. These photoreceptors absorb light energy and cause a change in the action potential. Certain pigments present in the receptors called rhodopsin are sensitive to light and help in signal transduction.

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