green algae
any grass-green, chiefly freshwater algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, often growing on wet rocks, damp wood, or on the surface of stagnant water.
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The team found IsrB genes inside a type of green algae, which was able to cleave DNA easily in the lab.
The CRISPR Family Tree Holds a Multitude of Untapped Gene Editing Tools | Shelly Fan | September 14, 2021 | Singularity HubUntil then, she and other scientists had thought the sun provided all the energy green algae need.
Several plant-like algae can morph into animal-like predators | Laura Allen | April 23, 2021 | Science News For StudentsFor the new study, her team looked for these genes in other species of green algae.
Several plant-like algae can morph into animal-like predators | Laura Allen | April 23, 2021 | Science News For StudentsTheir favorite feeding ground was a fresh-water pond with a fringe of green algae about the sandy border.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentSpecially developed green algae have already been seeded all over the planet.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
They were covered with green algae and fungus several years old.
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. BeeInterestingly the flaky skin of the crown had blue-green algae growing on it.
Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for green algae
the algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, which possess the green pigment chlorophyll. The group includes sea lettuce and spirogyra
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