Re:An animal that doesn't breathe oxygen
by mirimir on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @07:45PM
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Yes, it does say that.
It's called glycolysis, and isn't at all exotic. All animals rely on glycolysis when energy requirements outpace oxygen availability.
This little sucker obviously adapted to an environment with little available oxygen and lots of ATP. So the resource gain from losing superfluous stuff outweighed the need for aerobic metabolism.
It's called glycolysis, and isn't at all exotic. All animals rely on glycolysis when energy requirements outpace oxygen availability.
This little sucker obviously adapted to an environment with little available oxygen and lots of ATP. So the resource gain from losing superfluous stuff outweighed the need for aerobic metabolism.