Loss-of-function mutations:

1. A deletion of all or part of a gene.

2. A point mutation in the coding sequence that introduce a stop codon or a frameshift.

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Phytochrome B (PhyB) is probably the photoreceptor involved in shade detection and avoidance. This response allows many species to greatly increase their stem extension rate when they become shaded by competitors.

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PHY genes encode two types of phytochrome

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PHYA is the only gene that encodes a Type I phytochrome. Phytochrome A predominantly perceives far-red light.

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Phytochrome B predominantly perceives red light, both phyD and phyE help mediate the shade avoidance response—a response mediated primarily by phyB.

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phyB, phyD plays a role in regulating leaf petiole elongation, as well as in flowering time.

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Type I phytochrome (phyA) in the light as a result of a combination of factors: inhibition of transcription, mRNA degradation, and proteolysis.