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THE EFFECT OF RED AND FAR‐RED LIGHT ON NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM IN RYE SEEDLING SHOOTS
Author(s) -
Holdgate D. P.,
Goodwin T. W.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1965.tb05719.x
Subject(s) - nucleic acid metabolism , far red , shoot , seedling , nucleic acid , red light , rna , biology , metabolism , botany , dna , biochemistry , gene
— The quantitative changes in the levels of RNA and DNA in shoots treated with red and/or far‐red light are presented. The results indicate that red light, but not far‐red light, stimulated cell division. The changes in RNA are discussed in relation to the nature of the light treatment.