The colour of brown algae is due to (a) Phycoerythrine (b) Phycocyonin (c) Fucoxanthin (d) Carotenes

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option c) Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment. It is an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae. It gives characteristic brown color to algae.

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