| Name: | retinal cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | retinal cone cells |
| Definition: | One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009262] |
| Name: | cone photoreceptor outer segment |
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| Definition: | The outer segment of a vertebrate cone photoreceptor that contains membrane discs that are contiguous with the ciliary membrane and containing opsin photoreceptor proteins. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0120199] QuickGO AmiGO |