TERME: Description du gloassaire des termes.
Contexte: Physiologie
carotene
Any of several orange or red crystalline pigments that are synthesized by plants. Vitamin A consists of a mixture of three such pigments
Référence
Barlow, George W.. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. pp. 352 pp. (crc03927) (résumé)