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  1. Photosensitive compound in human eye is made up of
    1. Guanosine and Retinol
    2. Opsin and Retinal
    3. Opsin and Retinol
    4. Transducin and Retinene
Correct Option: B

Retinal is also known as retinaldehyde. It was originally called retinene, and renamed afterwards it was discovered to be vitamin A aldehyde. Retinal is one of the many forms of vitamin A (the number of which varies from species to species). Retinal is a polyene chromophore, bound to proteins called opsins, and is the chemical basis of animal vision.



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