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Rhodopsin is a pigment both present in human rods


Mohammed mudassir 20th Dec, 2018
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Debosmitha Bhattacharyya Student Expert 20th Dec, 2018

Hello,

Yes.

They are particularly found in eukaryotes.

The membranous photoreceptor protein opsin contains a pigment molecule called retinal. In rod cells, these together are called rhodopsin.

Rhodopsin is a biological pigment found in the rods of the retina and is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Rhodopsin is extremely sensitive to light, and thus enables vision in low-light conditions.


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20th Dec, 2018
But it is also present in a bacteria right
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Student Expert 20th Dec, 2018
Rhodopsin is found in a wide range of organisms, from vertebrates to bacteria.
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