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Monochromatic refers to a living being that has only one type of color receptors ( cones ) in the retina .
Seals and most whales only have one type of cone that absorbs optimally in the green part of the spectrum. It is also found in all lower vertebrates .
There are also rare genetic diseases in which patients do not have cones at all; this is also called rod monochromatic .
