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The evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis stands apart as the most significant event in the biogeochemical history of our earth. It would be difficult to imagine a more far-reaching occurrence — the planetary atmosphere was modified forever towards an opposite end of the chemical spectrum. The early atmosphere was reducing, could support the abiotic synthesis of simple organic compounds from which life could evolve, and left a geological legacy in the form of an extensive deposition of reduced minerals. Among the earliest forms of life were those able to harvest biochemical energy from the oxidation and reduction of inorganic compounds, and phototrophs able to trap energy from another readily available source — light.
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Giovannoni, S.J., Wood, N., Huss, V. (1992). Molecular Phylogeny of Oxygenic Cells and Organelles Based on Small-Subunit Ribosomal RNA Sequences. In: Lewin, R.A. (eds) Origins of Plastids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2818-0_10
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