science fair
2007-03-22 07:06:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The answer above isn't wrong, but I know it's not what you are getting at. Flowers have a developmental/organ specific pathway of genes that express the pigments that show up in the petals of the flowers. So when the organ is formed for reproductive purposes, genes turn on that start producing proteins that function to modify compound in the plant to produce a pigment.
2007-03-22 07:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by btpage0630 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flowers don't produce color. The color is in the light. The flowers just have a chemical makeup that reflects some colors of light and absorb others. The reflected colors are the ones you see. So actually, the flower is the opposite of the color that you see because you are only seeing the colors that it gets rid of.
2007-03-22 07:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by NitramDivad 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋