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How to pronounce “rhodopsin”
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- Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish
There's this gene called rhodopsin that's super-critical for sight.
- Definition summary
- (biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
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How to pronounce rhodopsin
Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

There's this gene called rhodopsin that's super-critical for sight.
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A Deep Dive Into “rhodopsin”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
Practice Nearby Words
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