MOST humans have 3 types of cones in their retina (at the back of the eye) that allow color vision to occur. Which 3 colors can our cones detect? Chose ALL correct answers. Yellow O Purple O Orange Green O Blue Red

MOST humans have 3 types of cones in their retina (at the back of the eye) that allow color vision to occur. Which 3 colors can our cones detect? Chose ALL correct answers. Yellow O Purple O Orange Green O Blue Red

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color vision to occur. Which 3 colors can our cones detect? Chose ALL correct answers.
O Yellow
O Purple
O Orange
O Green
O Blue
O Red

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