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Specific tropism caused by ultraviolet C radiation in Phycomyces.
Planta - 1 Aug 1995
Martin-Rojas V, Greiner H, Wagner T, Fukshansky L, Cerda-Olmedo E
Abstract excerpt
The giant sporangiophores of Phycomyces blakesleeanus turn towards blue and away from ultraviolet C sources (wavelength under 310 nm). We have isolated fifteen mutants with normal blue tropism but defective ultraviolet tropism. Wild-type sporangiophores described a double turn when exposed successively to blue and ultraviolet beams coming from the same side; under certain conditions, the mutants turned only to...
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