Color in Water: Algae Sense a Wide Spectrum (VIDEO)

University of California - Davis

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Land plants detect light with pigments called phytochromes, which are sensitive to red light. But red light is absorbed by water, so aquatic algae have evolved phytochromes with a much wider spectrum.

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Video by Andy Fell/UC Davis.

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