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Part animal part plant species!

steddyeddy · 2012-05-06 15:05:51

One of my favouraite creatures has to be the a photosynthetic sea slug! The species Elysia chlorotica eats algae and incorporates some of its genes into its own dna. The slug then uses the dna to manufacture chlorophyll which is a photosynthetic molecule. The slug can then use photosynthesis to use light to make nutrients…

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06-05-2012 4:05pm

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One of my favouraite creatures has to be the a photosynthetic sea slug! The species Elysia chlorotica eats algae and incorporates some of its genes into its own dna. The slug then uses the dna to manufacture chlorophyll which is a photosynthetic molecule. The slug can then use photosynthesis to use light to make nutrients for itself.!

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