Mouse Color Vision. Mice, like most mammals, are generally dichromatic and have two cone photoreceptor types. ( a) mice reared in red light ( n = 25) developed.

Mouse cones are refered to as m, uv and mixed, and the relative quantity of each pigment in mixed cones can vary. Its application to detect visual impairments during normal aging and over the course of alzheimer's disease (ad) is evaluated. Color vision is essential for an animal's survival.