Definition of photomorphogenesis in English:
photomorphogenesis
noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)mɔːfəˈdʒɛnɪsɪsˌfōdōˌmôrfəˈjenəsəs
mass nounBotany Development of form and structure in plants which is affected by light, other than that occurring for photosynthesis.
Example sentencesExamples
- This gene was originally identified as being involved in photomorphogenesis; the mutants show many features of normal light-driven development when grown in the dark.
- An emerging seedling may enter one of two alternative pathways of development: skotomorphogenesis or photomorphogenesis.
- Light is one of the most important environmental factors exerting great influences on the growth and development of plants via photosynthesis and photomorphogenesis.
- One of the most dramatic effects of light on plant development is observed in the de-etiolation process of photomorphogenesis, when plants pass from heterotrophic to autotrophic life.
- Cryptochromes are pigmented photoreceptors that are involved in blue-light mediated photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism in plants.