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Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

bioluminiscencia
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Bioluminescence: f. Greek " 34 bios; that means " live " and Latin " 34 lumen; that means " light " is producing light of certain living organisms such as fish, fungi, bacteria, fireflies, etc, that is generated as a result of a chemical reaction, in which a biochemical substance called luciferin undergoes oxidation which is catalyzed by the enzyme called luciferase.

  




Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

Bioluminescence: f. Greek " 34 bios; that means " live " and Latin " 34 lumen; that means " light " is producing light of certain living organisms such as fish, fungi, bacteria, fireflies, etc, that is generated as a result of a chemical reaction, in which a biochemical substance called luciferin undergoes oxidation which is catalyzed by the enzyme called luciferase.

  



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