heterocyst
Americannoun
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Origin of heterocyst
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In environments with abundant fixed nitrogen, loss of the hetR gene should induce heterocyst development.
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Decreasing the concentration of free calcium ions will prevent heterocyst development.
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In an environment with low fixed nitrogen, treating the Anabaena cells with a calcium- binding compound should prevent heterocyst differentiation.
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Based on your model of the regulation of heterocyst development, make and support a claim that accounts for this pattern.
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This enzyme functions only under anaerobic conditions that are, in part, enforced by an O2 barrier surrounding the cytoplasm of the heterocyst, as shown below.
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