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Science · True or False?

The human eye has only three types of color receptor cells

The answer is True.

Explanation

The retina contains three kinds of cones, each sensitive to a different range of wavelengths (roughly red, green and blue). The brain combines their signals, letting us distinguish about 10 million colors. Fun fact: rare people called tetrachromats are born with a fourth cone type and may perceive shades the rest of us cannot.

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