The codon usage of B. braunii was looked at for possible genetic engineering capabilities and showed that unlike most green algae species that have a high content of guanine and cytosine, B. braunii had a much lower number of G’s and C’s 12. The codon usage was closer to bacteria, mammals, and land plants. This means that B. braunii is likely to accept and use genetic material from non-microalgae species with little to no problems 7. After replicating genes from B. braunii, a 3’ (prime) untranslated region of about 1009 bp which is considerably larger than the 3’ UTR of other organisms. This feature most likely contributes to B. braunii’s ability to accept genetic material from non-microalgae organisms.