Rods are sensitive to low levels of light due to their

Last updated: 6/23/2023

Rods are sensitive to low levels of light due to their pigment rhodopsin What happens to rhodopsin in the dark O Rhodopsin dissociates during periods of dark Rhodopsin will detect blue wavelengths Retinal adopts the trans conformation and dissociates from opsin Vitamin A causes rhodopsin to desensitize Rhodopsin adopts the cis conformation and associates with opsin