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Photoperiod stimulus is perceived by___pigment.

A

cryptochrome

B

cytochrome

C

phytochrome

D

monochrome

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C
Experimental evidences have indicated that the photoperiodic stimulus in plants is perceived by pigment phytochrome. Phytochrome is a photoreversible pigment that absorbs light and the flowering is a phytochrome-mediated process.
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