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Rhodopsin is comprised of an opsin protein made up of seven transmembrane α-helices and a light-sensitive retinal chromophore. The chromophore in mammalian rods and cones is 11-cis-retinal and in Drosophila photoreceptor cells it is 3-hydroxy 11-cis-retinal.
