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In mammalian eye, the ‘fovea’ is the center of the visual field, where:

  1. A
    More rods than cones are found.
  2. B
    High density of cones occur, but has no rods
  3. C
    The optic nerve leaves the eye
  4. D
    Only rods are present

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The fovea is a thinned-out portion of the retina where only the cones are densely packed. It is the point of greatest visual acuity (resolution). Rods are absent in this region.

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In mammalian eye, the ‘fovea’ is the center of the visual field, where:
A
More rods than cones are found.
B
High density of cones occur, but has no rods
C
The optic nerve leaves the eye
D
Only rods are present

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