Chapter 39.1, Problem 3CC

Summary Introduction

To predict: Whether Viagra will be helpful in occurrence of normal de-etiolation in leaves of aurea mutant tomato.

Concept introduction:

In de-etiolation process, the first step is the reception of signals from the light. This reception is done by phytochrome that is present in the plasma membrane. This phytochrome acts as a first messenger that initiates the de-etiolation.