A few normal seedlings of tomato were kept in a dark room. After a few days, they were found to have become white-colored like albinos, Which of the following terms will you use to describe them?

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Etiolation is a phenomenon present in plants that are due to complete or partial absence of light. Skotomorphogenesis is the other name seed germination in absence of light, which leads to etiolation.
Etiolation causes some typical changes in the morphology of the plant (seedling). This happens primarily due to the likelihood of reaching the source of light.

A few normal seedlings of tomato were kept in a dark room. After a few days, they were found to have become…

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