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#Question id: 10432


Phytochrome interacting factors (PIFs) act as negative regulators of photomorphogenesis such as;
a) Most PIFs are constitutive activators of genes that are expressed in the dark or in response to shade
b) Most PIFs are constitutive repressor of genes that are expressed in the dark or in response to shade
c) In the light, Pfr promotes the degradation of the PIFs, blocking the transcription of skotomorphogenesis genes
d) In the light, Pfr promotes the activation of the PIFs, blocking the transcription of skotomorphogenesis genes
Which of the following combinations is correct about PIFs?

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant
  1. A and C
  2. B and C
  3. B and D
  4. A and D