NEET2001BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsActual
Which of the following statements about phytochrome is true?
Options
- AP_r absorbs yellow light and becomes P_ f r .
- BP _ r absorbs red light and becomes P _ fr .
- CP _ fr absorbs red light and becomes P _ r .
- DP_ fr absorbs yellow light and becomes P_r .
Correct answer
B. P _ r absorbs red light and becomes P _ fr .
Step-by-step solution
Phytochrome is an amorphous photoreceptor chromoprotein. It exists in two interconvertible forms i.e., P _ r and P _ fr .