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Photoreceptor protein phytochrome B
- Plants react sensitively to changes in their surroundings and possess the ability to adapt to them. They use the photoreceptor protein phytochrome B to see light and then regulate processes such as seed germination, seedling development, longitudinal growth and flower formation.
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Jan 19, 2018 · Plants react sensitively to changes in their surroundings and possess the ability to adapt to them. They use the photoreceptor protein phytochrome B to see light and then regulate processes...
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Jan 19, 2018 · Plants react sensitively to changes in their surroundings and possess the ability to adapt to them. They use the photoreceptor protein phytochrome B to see light and then regulate processes...
Oct 5, 2000 · One way plants sense light is through the phytochromes, a small family of diverse photochromic protein photoreceptors whose origins have been traced to the photosynthetic prokaryotes. During...
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Jan 25, 2018 · Plants can actually “see” light and are able to sense changes between sunlight and shade and adapt accordingly, thanks to a photoreceptive protein called phytochrome B.
Learn how plants sense and respond to light, and what makes them bend and twist in different directions, in this intriguing article.