Carotenoid Synthesis
Some species of aphids have acquired the ability to synthesise red carotenoids, by horizontal gene transfer from fungi. This allows otherwise green aphids to be coloured red. Aphids are the only known member of the animal kingdom with the ability to synthesise carotenoids.
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