Lifecycle of Okinawa mozuku (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Lifecycle of Okinawa mozuku

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In the mozuku lifecycle, germlings occur as haploids and diploids. The germlings look the same but farmers only want to culture the diploid germlings, which will bud and form mature mozuku.

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OIST

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