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Distribution and spectral composition of light in the water column, representation of the spectrum of the diatom phytochrome, which can detect information associated with light changes in the ocean.

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© Carole Duchêne/Chloroplast Biology and Light-sensing in Microalgae Laboratory (CNRS/Sorbonne University)

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