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phy|to|chrome
phy|to|chrome «FY tuh krohm», noun.
a bluish, light-sensitive pigment in plants which absorbs red or infrared rays and acts as an enzyme in controlling growth and other photoperiodic responses: »

Phytochrome molecules regulate such processes as germination, growth, and flowering, turning these functions on and off in response to the length of days and nights (James A. Pearre).


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