The blue coloured phycobilin is known as

Phycocyanin

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Phycoerythrin

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Haemocyanin

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Phycocyanin
The prokaryotic organisms do not possess chloroplast but they contain the different type of pigments which are used for the synthesis of food.These pigments are known as phycobilins which are present in the blue-green algae. Phycocyanin is the blue coloured phycobilin and phycoerythrin is the red coloured pigment.
Thus, the correct answer is option 'Phycocyanin'.

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