Talk:Cryptochrome

Etymology
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=26320 The phrase: "κρυπτοσ χρομοσ (kruptos chromos)" must be replaced by the correct phrase "κρυπτό χρώμα (krypto chroma)". Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.152.97.177 (talk) 11:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅. AxelBoldt (talk) 21:05, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Stumbled across this article and was going to correct the Greek, but I see there was some convo about this. The page has the correct spelling, but the grammar is wrong. Namely χρώμα (pl. χρώματα chromata) is neuter, so the adjective ought to be neuter too, κρῠπτόν (-on). Parenthetically, when coining words with greek elements, the root + o is used — + i if latin, unless the next word starts in a vowel. So the o is a linking vowel. This would be the case even with femminine word, say τραχεῖα tracheia is femminine, yet one has a tracheotomy... χαίρετε Squidonius (talk) 13:28, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
 * The grammar in etymologies is rarely a priority. The word chryptochrome comes from two separate words, those being κρυπτός and χρώμα, given here in their "base" forms. If you want to treat them as a two word expression with the adjective in the same gender as the noun, be my guest. However, what is the peculiar accent over the υ in your form κρῠπτόν? Surely that cannot be correct? --Mlewan (talk) 19:59, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 12:30, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

is hypothesized to
Cryptochrome for magnetic field detection and orientation is well supported as a hypothesis, but it's not a theory yet, yet alone "accepted scientific consensus" since the mechanism has not be described yet. Look at the citations ferchrissakes. The article should say "seem to" "suggested to" etc. 68.175.11.48 (talk) 18:33, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

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