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PRONUNCIATION OF PHYTOCHROME

phytochrome  [ˈfaɪtəʊˌkrəʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHYTOCHROME

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Phytochrome is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PHYTOCHROME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phytochrome

Phytochrome

Phytochrome is a photoreceptor, a pigment that plants use to detect light. It is sensitive to light in the red and far-red region of the visible spectrum. Many flowering plants use it to regulate the time of flowering based on the length of day and night and to set circadian rhythms. It also regulates other responses including the germination of seeds, elongation of seedlings, the size, shape and number of leaves, the synthesis of chlorophyll, and the straightening of the epicotyl or hypocotyl hook of dicot seedlings. It is found in the leaves of most plants. Biochemically, phytochrome is a protein with a bilin chromophore. Phytochrome has been found in most plants including all higher plants; very similar molecules have been found in several bacteria. A fragment of a bacterial phytochrome now has a solved three-dimensional protein structure. Other plant photoreceptors include cryptochromes and phototropins, which are sensitive to light in the blue and ultra-violet regions of the spectrum.

Definition of phytochrome in the English dictionary

The definition of phytochrome in the dictionary is a blue-green pigment existing in two interchangeable forms, present in most plants, that mediates many light-dependent processes, including photoperiodism and the greening of leaves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHYTOCHROME


adrenochrome
əˈdrɛnəˌkrəʊm
auxochrome
ˈɔːksəˌkrəʊm
bichrome
ˈbaɪˌkrəʊm
cibachrome
ˈsiːbəˌkrəʊm
cytochrome
ˈsaɪtəʊˌkrəʊm
ferrochrome
ˈferəʊˌkrəʊm
fluorochrome
ˈflʊərəʊˌkrəʊm
haemachrome
ˈhiːməˌkrəʊm
Heliochrome
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌkrəʊm
lipochrome
ˈlɪpəˌkrəʊm
Mercurochrome
məˈkjʊərəˌkrəʊm
microhm
ˈmaɪˌkrəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
oligochrome
ˈɒlɪɡəˌkrəʊm
polychrome
ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm
stenochrome
ˈstenəʊˌkrəʊm
stereochrome
ˈstɛrɪəʊˌkrəʊm
trichrome
ˈtraɪˌkrəʊm
urochrome
ˈjʊərəʊˌkrəʊm
xylochrome
ˈzaɪləʊˌkrəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHYTOCHROME

phytoalexin
phytobenthos
phytochemical
phytochemically
phytochemist
phytochemistry
phytoestrogen
phytoflagellate
phytogeneses
phytogenesis
phytogenetic
phytogenetical
phytogenetically
phytogenic
phytogeny
phytogeographer
phytogeographic
phytogeographical
phytogeography
phytographer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHYTOCHROME

acute respiratory distress syndrome
aerodrome
bathochrome
carpal tunnel syndrome
chrome
chronic fatigue syndrome
cosmodrome
Frome
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
hemachrome
hemochrome
hippodrome
hypsochrome
irritable bowel syndrome
Jerome
Marfan syndrome
metabolic syndrome
Nichrome
sudden infant death syndrome
syndrome

Synonyms and antonyms of phytochrome in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «phytochrome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHYTOCHROME

Find out the translation of phytochrome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phytochrome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phytochrome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光敏色素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fitocromo
570 millions of speakers

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phytochrome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phytochrome
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيتوكروم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фитохром
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fitocromo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phytochrome
260 millions of speakers

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phytochrome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phytochrome
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phytochrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィトクロム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피토크롬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phytochrome
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phytochrome
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phytochrome
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाइटोक्रोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fitokromlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fitocromo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fitochrom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фітохром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phytochrome
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυτοχρώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fitochroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fytokrom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fytokrom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phytochrome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYTOCHROME»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHYTOCHROME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phytochrome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYTOCHROME»

Discover the use of phytochrome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phytochrome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pigment of the Imagination: A History of Phytochrome Research
The book begins with work that led to the discovery of phytochrome and ends with the latest findings in gene regulation and expression. The phytochrome story provides a paradigm for the process of scientific discovery.
Linda C. Sage, 1992
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Early Events in Phytochrome Signaling in Arabidopsis
Lastly, we have identified a novel zinc knuckle/PLUS3 domain protein that directly regulates expression of key growth genes in a time-of-day fashion.
Brian Timothy Burger, 2008
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The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses
In such seeds phytochrome, therefore, must be maintained in the active Pfr form in the dry seed ready to promote germination following imbibition. Seeds collected from plants grown in a low R:FR ratio, such as occurs under canopy shade, ...
J. Derek Bewley, Michael Black, Peter Halmer, 2006
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An Investigation of Transgene-induced Silencing of ...
This work reports the isolation of several lines displaying phytochrome A (PHYA, ATIG09570) silencing upon transformation with the 68LF transgene construct, which possesses large stretches of PHYA homology.
Scott James Nicholson, 2007
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Photomorphogenesis in Plants and Bacteria: Function and ...
Chapter. 7. PHYTOCHROME. GENES. IN. HIGHER. PLANTS: STRUCTURE,. EXPRESSION,. AND. EVOLUTION. Robert A. Sharrock1 and Sarah Mathews2 ' Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA (e-mail: ...
Eberhard Schc$fer, Ferenc Nagy, 2006
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Photomorphogenesis in Plants
Grimm R., Eckerskorn C., Lottspeich F., Zenger C. and Rudiger W (1988) Sequence analysis of proteolytic fragments of 124-kilodalton phytochrome from etiolated Avena sativa L.: conclusions on the conformation of the native protein.
Richard E. Kendrick, G. H. M. Kronenberg, 1994
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Phytochrome properties and biological action
This volume presents a comprehensive picture of recent developments in our understanding of the plant photoreceptor phytochrome and how it regulates plant development.
Brian Thomas, Christopher B. Johnson, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division, 1991
8
Plant Physiological Ecology
These effects are mediated by the phytochrome system and differ from those thatresultfromchanges inthetotallevelofirradiance received by theplants. Itis interestingthat a leaf from a tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum) that is induced to flower ...
Hans Lambers, F Stuart Chapin III, Thijs L. Pons, 2008
9
Photoperiodism in Plants
Brian Thomas, Daphne Vince-Prue. al., 1991) are the products of the phyB and phyC genes. The term 'type I phytochrome' will be used here specifically to denote the phytochrome which is the predominant form in etiolated tissues and when ...
Brian Thomas, Daphne Vince-Prue, 1996
10
Photobiology: The Science and Its Applications
(c) Phosphorylation of degraded large (1 14 IcDa) phytochrome by the purified phytochrome preparation. The phosphorylation of large phytochrome by the copurified kinase in the phytochrome preparation is shown in Fig. 4. A comparison of ...
Emanuel Riklis, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHYTOCHROME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phytochrome is used in the context of the following news items.
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Early Harvest Summer Garden
Short-day plants produce a chemical called phytochrome, which has two versions (Pfr, Pr) that are switched back and forth by two spectrums of ... «CULTURE Magazine, Jul 15»
2
IU faculty named science fellows
Looking into phytochromes drove Kehoe to want to find a microbial phytochrome, which he did. Since then Kehoe and his lab have worked to ... «Indiana Daily Student, May 15»
3
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust speaker on how plants tell the time
A pigment called phytochrome, which exists in two forms, is the clock. In sunlight it immediately changes to one form while in darkness it only ... «Leek Post & Times, Apr 15»
4
New research shows how your crop gets a sneak peek at weeds
“We hypothesized that the changes in red:far-red (light) reflected from above-ground weeds would be detected by (corn) seed phytochrome ... «Country Guide, Mar 15»
5
LED technology serves rapidly growing horticultural market …
New research, however, has demonstrated that the combination of 660- and 730-nm light can impact the phytochrome photoreceptor in plants. «LEDs Magazine, Mar 15»
6
Vernal Equinox is officially here - what it means
Plants go though a similar phase in late summer as the days gradually shorten, using a pigment called phytochrome in their leaves. «Science Recorder, Mar 15»
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Analysis tracks origins of algal light sensors to a shared ancestor …
They also found that the Micromonas phytochrome was tuned to the marine environment – detecting light wavelengths that are more available ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
8
How the signal from light triggers biological action in bacteria
In the bacterial species Deinococcus radiodurans, a red/far-red-light absorbing phytochrome controls the production of light-protective ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
9
Grow-in-the-Dark Plants Could Spark the Next Green Revolution
And it might start with the phytochrome — a crucial light-sensing molecule that tells plants when to germinate, grow, make food, flower and age. «OZY, Sep 14»
10
Geneticists Are Hacking Plants So They Can Grow in the Shade
That the manipulation of this molecule is of great interest to botanists should come as no surprise, and the phytochrome protein was first ... «Motherboard, Aug 14»

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