Where are the visual pigments located in the rods and cones?

A) in the inner segment of photoreceptors
B) in mitochondria located in the outer segment
C) inside membrane discs stacked in the outer segment
D) inside a photosensitive nucleus
E) sandwiched in the cell membrane of the photoreceptors


C

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