How do tomatoes get their red colour?

Breakdown of chlorophyll

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Synthesis of Lycopene

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Breakdown of Lycopene

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Solution

The correct option is D (a) & (b)
Chloroplast can get converted into other types of chromoplasts.
Raw green tomatoes turn red due to breakdown of chlorophyll and synthesis of lycopene.

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How do tomatoes get their red colour?

The correct option is D (a) & (b)Chloroplast can get converted into other types of chromoplasts. Raw green tomatoes turn red due to breakdown of chlorophyll and synthesis of lycopene.

The correct option is D (a) & (b)
Chloroplast can get converted into other types of chromoplasts.
Raw green tomatoes turn red due to breakdown of chlorophyll and synthesis of lycopene.