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Medical Definition of Red drop effect
1. Experimental observation that the photosynthetic efficiency of monochromatic light is greatly reduced above 680 nm, even though chlorophyll absorbs well up to 700 nm. Led to the discovery of the two light reactions of photosynthesis. See: photosystems I and II. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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