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Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in :-
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Oxygenic photosynthesis is a process where light energy is used to split water (H 2 O) as an electron donor, resulting in the release of oxygen (O 2 ) as a byproduct.
• Oscillatoria is a genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Cyanobacteria are the only group of prokaryotes that perform oxygenic photosynthesis because they possess chlorophyll 
and use two photosystems (PS I and PS II) to split water.
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