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Which chlorophyll is termed as universal photosynthetic pigment?

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Chlorophyll 'a' is called the universal photosynthetic pigment as it is present in all oxygenic photoautotrophs except bacteria. It is present in many bacteria, archaebacteria, lower and higher plants and helps in photosynthesis.

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