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Basically, photoreceptors in the eye take two main forms, rods and cones.
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Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Then the mole lost functional genes for cone photoreceptors, which are involved in perceiving bright light and color vision.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
With 12 types of photoreceptors (compared to humans' piddly three – red, green, and blue), mantis shrimp can see all the colors, including parts of the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
Located at the back of the retina, photoreceptors convert light into signals that are sent to the brain.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Then the mole lost functional genes for cone photoreceptors, which are involved in perceiving bright light and color vision.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
With 12 types of photoreceptors (compared to humans' piddly three – red, green, and blue), mantis shrimp can see all the colors, including parts of the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
Located at the back of the retina, photoreceptors convert light into signals that are sent to the brain.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Photoreceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoreceptor. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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photoreceptor
noun
pho·to·re·cep·tor
-ˈsep-tər 
: a receptor for light stimuli
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