Etiolation
"Etiolation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Physical changes in the growth patterns of a plant brought on by sustained absence of light. These changes are characterized by lengthened internodes which produce long weak stems, fewer leaves, and pale yellow color (chlorosis). The physiological basis for etiolation is induction of the phytohormone, AUXIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D064527
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.700.320.625.124 G15.744.111
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| Concept/Terms |
Deetiolation- Deetiolation
- Deetiolations
- De-etiolation
- De etiolation
- De-etiolations
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