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Hetrotrophic cryptomonads evolved by loss of the capacity of photosynthesis, although they retain genes and produce proteins related to photosynthesis (Tanufuji et al.  2020).

 

 

 

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Tanufuji, G., N.T. Onodera, T.J. Wheeler, M. Dlutek, N. Donaher, and J.M. Archibald 2010.  Complete nucleomorph genome sequence of the nonphotosynthetic alga Cryptomonas paramecium reveals a core nucleomorph gene set. Genome Biol Evol 2010(3):44-54