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A polyhydroxyalkanoate having a monomer unit composition represented by General Formula (1):n nA m B (1-m) (1)n nwherein A is represented by General Formula (2), B is at least one selected from the group consisting of monomer units represented by General Formula (3) or (4), and m has a value of 0.01 or larger and smaller than 1:n n nwhereinn n has a value of 0 to 10, k has a value of 3 or 5, and R is at least one group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by General Formulae (5) to (7): n nin Formula (5)n R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO 2 , —CF 3 , —C 2 F 5 . and —C 3 F 7 ; and q is an integer selected from 1 to 8;n nin Formula (6)n R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO 2 , —CF 3 , —C 2 F 5 and —C 3 F 7 ; and r is an integer selected from 1 to 8;n nin Formula (7)n R3 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO 2 , —CF 3 , —C 2 F 5 and —C 3 F 7 ; and s is an integer selected from 1 to 8. n The efficient production methods are also provided. |