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- noun Plural form of
green alga . - noun The
chlorophytes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
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For the green algae study, Niyogi and his collaborators worked with an algal organism called Chlamydomonas, which is considered "the fruit fly of the algae world," in terms of being a genetic model for other eukaryotic algae.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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For the green algae study, Niyogi and his collaborators worked with an algal organism called Chlamydomonas, which is considered "the fruit fly of the algae world," in terms of being a genetic model for other eukaryotic algae.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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