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Yellowish colour of autumn foliage is due to the presence of a type of xanthophyll pigment called asA. luteinB. lycopeneC. fucoxanthinD. zeaxanthin.

Answer» Correct Answer - A
Xanthophylls (=Carotenois) are oxygen containing derivatives of carotenes, e.g., `C_(40)H_(56)O` (cryptoxanthin), `C_(40)H_(56)O_(2)` (lutein, zeaxanthin) Yellowish colour of autumnal follage is due to lutein. The characteristic xanthophyll of brown algae is fucoxathin `(C_(40)H_(56)O_(6))`


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