When light strikes rhodopsin, the retinal is converted

A. from trans to cis, and retinal and opsin combine.
B. from cis to trans, and retinal and opsin combine.
C. from cis to trans, and retinal and opsin disassociate.
D. from trans to cis, and retinal and opsin disassociate.


Answer: C

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