Xanthic

As xanthic (Gr. "Xanthos" = yellow ) one describes the tendency of a color to yellow, or those colors (with the exception of green ), which have a yellow component, like z. B. orange or brown . The opposite of this is called axanthic.

Xanthism in animals

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Xanthism describes a form of albinism in animals that produces a yellow or red color.

Xanthic plants

In plants, the term xanthic describes a yellowish color of flowers in contrast to cyantic colored flowers. Unlike animals, this is not due to albinism. Albine plants would not be viable because of the lack of chlorophyll , as the chlorophyll is required for photosynthesis .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Definition of xanthic (in English) . biology online. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
2. ↑ Dr. JW Moll: Die Mutationstheorie In: Biologisches Zentralblatt Vol. 24, Page 197, 1904.
3. ^ Gustav Theodor Fechner: Colors and Scents . In: Nanna or About the Soul Life of Plants 1924.
4. ^ Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger: Physiology of plants. Heidelberg, Berlin: Spectrum Academic Publishing House. 2000, ISBN 3-8274-0537-8