What is colour-blindness? What kind of retinal cells are lacking in person suffering from this defect?

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What is colour-blindness? What kind of retinal cells are lacking in person suffering from this defect?

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answered Jan 21, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
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The defects of the eye due to which a person is unable to distinguish between certain colors is known as color blindness. Cone shaped retinal cells are responsible for making a personal differentiate between, colors. The color-blind persons do not possess cone cells that respond to certain colors.

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