biochrome
biological pigment
Also known as: pigment
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- In coloration: Pigments (biochromes)
Plants and animals commonly possess characteristic pigments. They range in plants from those that impart the brilliant hues of many fungi, through those that give rise to the various browns, reds, and greens of species that can synthesize their food from inorganic substances (autotrophs),…
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