Biology - Study Guide
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Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 39, Problem 10TYK
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Introduction: Phytochrome is a blue-green pigment or a photoreceptor present in plants. These pigments regulate several light-dependent developmental processes in plants. Some are germination of seeds, timing of flowering, and elongation of seedlings. Phytochrome is expressed in most of the plant tissues.
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