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cone cell

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cone cell
n.
One of the photoreceptors in the retina of the eye that is responsible for daylight and color vision; they are densely concentrated in the fovea centralis, creating the area of greatest visual acuity. Also called cone, retinal cone.
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The researchers began with studies of salamanders because their cone cells are abundant and easy to identify.
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Opthalmologist Professor William Hauswith from the University of Florida said: "We added red sensitivity to cone cells in animals that are born with a condition that is exactly like human colour blindness.
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