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Green Algae Genome Gives History Lesson (3 of 7)

Caption: Electron micrograph of a Chlamydomonas cell. Several cell organelles are visible, including the two flagella at the anterior end of the cell, the nucleus and its nucleolus in the middle of the cell, and portions of the chloroplast around the periphery of the cell. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 12, 2007, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Sabeeha S. Merchant and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, was titled "The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions."

Credit: Image courtesy of W.L. Dentler, University of Kansas

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