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Difference between rod cell and cone cell?

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Rod cells are sensitive to dim light, while cone cells help you see colors.

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Between cones and rods?

The main difference between rod cells and cone cells is that the rod cell is responsible for detecting the dim lights only with black and white, and the cone cell is responsible for detecting the bright lights with colors. Also in retina, there are more rod cells than the cone cells. thirdly, defect in rods causes night blindness and defect in cones causes color blindness.


Is the eye cell a cone cell?

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What part of the body has cones in it has cones in it?

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Compare and contrast rods and cones?

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