Algae Containing Carbon Dioxide-Fixing Organelles Called Pyrenoids (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Algae Containing Carbon Dioxide-Fixing Organelles Called Pyrenoids

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The left panel shows a type of single-celled algae known as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with its chloroplast (purple) containing only a single pyrenoid (green). The SAGA1 mutant shown on the right displays several extra pyrenoids.

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Alan Itakura

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