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<p><b>Gas vesicles</b>, also known as <b>gas vacuoles</b>, are <a href="page.php?w=nanocompartments">nanocompartments</a> in certain <a href="page.php?w=Prokaryote">prokaryotic</a> organisms, which help in buoyancy. Gas vesicles are composed entirely of <a href="page.php?w=protein">protein</a>; no lipids or carbohydrates have been detected.</p>

<p><big> Function </big></p>
<p>Gas vesicles occur primarily in aquatic organisms as they are used to modulate the cell's <a href="page.php?w=buoyancy">buoyancy</a> and modify the cell's position within a water column</p><p>
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