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According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, how do the three types of photoreceptors in the eye respond to different wavelengths of light?
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According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, how do the three types of photoreceptors in the eye respond to different wavelengths of light?
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Short-wavelength cones mainly respond to blue, medium-wavelength cones respond to green, and long-wavelength cones respond to red.
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