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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2004

  • question_answer
    In \[{{C}_{3}}\] plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is :     

    A) malic acid                                                                            

    B) oxaloacetic acid

    C) 3-phoshoglyceric acid                                    

    D) phosphoglyceraldehyde

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    In \[{{C}_{3}}\] plants the first stable product formed during dark reaction is 3-phosphoglyceric acid. Since it is a 3- carbon compound hence, the pathway is referred as \[{{C}_{3}}\] pathway. Oxaloacetic acid (OAA) is the first stable compound in \[{{C}_{4}}\] plants. It is a 4C compound.


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