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Cyanobacteria vs Heterocyst - What's the difference?

cyanobacteria | heterocyst |

As nouns the difference between cyanobacteria and heterocyst

is that cyanobacteria is while heterocyst is a specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria.

cyanobacteria

English

Noun

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  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= In the News , passage=Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.}}

    heterocyst

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria.
    • (Webster 1913)