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porphyropsin

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biochrome

In coloration: Visual functions
…case the molecule is called porphyropsin. When light enters the eye and strikes the visual biochrome, the molecule undergoes a chemical change that stimulates the receptor nerve and thereby produces a visual stimulus.
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