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The major contributor of oxygen to Earth's atmosphere is cyanobacteria, which are photosynthetic bacteria that produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. These organisms were among the first to evolve the ability to perform photosynthesis, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere billions of years ago.

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