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Abhishek Anand

Class 10th
Science
2 years ago

what is Heterocyst ?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

A heterocyst is a differentiated cyanobacterial cell that carries out nitrogen fixation. The heterocysts function as the sites for nitrogen fixation under aerobic conditions. They are formed in response to a lack of fixed nitrogen (NH4 or NO3).

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