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How many wavelengths would you need to have in the photo receptors to make color vision like humans?
Question Date: 2016-03-11
Answer 1:

The human eye has just four photo receptors, three colors of cones, plus rods. These receptors are themselves sensitive to a range of wavelengths, but they have peak frequencies where they are most sensitive.



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