Lecture 12: botryoccoccus braunni (ancient algae, directly contributed to oil and coal shale deposits) makes both squalene and botryococcene, what is special about this?

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botryoccoccus braunni (ancient algae, directly contributed to oil and coal shale deposits) makes both squalene and botryococcene, what is special about this?

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At firs tonly squalene synthesis, but gene duplicated and modified to also start synthesis botryococcene (development of new pathway)

Lecture 12

Botryoccoccus braunni (ancient algae, directly contributed to oil and coal shale deposits) makes both squalene and botryococcene, what is special about this?

At firs tonly squalene synthesis, but gene duplicated and modified to also start synthesis botryococcene (development of new pathway)

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