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What are gas vacuoles ? State their functions.

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Gas vacuoles are called as false vacuole or air vacuoles. It is a characteristics of prokaryote. Each gas vesicle is made up of sub microscopic hexagonal vesicle and thin protein layer. Metabolic gas is stored in it. It regulates buoyancy.
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