A researcher has just found support for the trichromatic theory of colour vision in a new species of cats. What might you expect to find in this cat's visual system?

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The trichromatic theory of color vision posits that there are three types of cones in the retina, each sensitive to a different part of the spectrum (usually red, green, and blue). Finding support for this theory in a new species would imply the presence of three types of cones in their retinas.

A Researcher Has Just Found Support for the Trichromatic Theory