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Do color blind people lack cones?
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No: Color blind people have a set of rhodopsin light receptive pigments that are shifted in spectrum, giving a narrower range of color perception. Except for a few very rare forms, they have a normal cone count and so their acuity is normal.
Answered 3/22/2015
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