The capacity of retinal photoreceptors to code for a hue relates to the
A) particular opsin contained by the photoreceptor.
B) amount of rhodopsin in each receptor.
C) ability of the lens to focus colored light onto the retina.
D) capacity of the photoreceptor to depolarize in response to light.
E) type of 11-cis-retinal.

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The particular opsin contained by the photoreceptor determines the spectral sensitivity of that photoreceptor, which in turn determines the hue it can code for.

The Capacity of Retinal Photoreceptors to Code for a Hue