The colour of the iris is determined by the presence of _________.

lysosome

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melanin

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tears

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photoreceptors

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Solution

The correct option is B
melanin

The coloured part of the eye is known as the iris. It has pigmentation that determines our eye colour. Presence of melanin determines the colour of the iris. More melanin gives the iris a darker colour.

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Why lack of melanin in iris results in blue colour iris?

More the amount of melanin, lighter the colour of the iris.

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Rods and cones	(i)	Absence of photoreceptor cells
(b)	Blind Spot	(ii)	Cones are densely packed
(c)	Fovea	(iii)	Photoreceptor cells
(d)	Iris	(iv)	Visible coloured portion of the eye

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