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    PGA as the first \[C{{O}_{2}}\]fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

    A) bryophyte          

    B) gymnosperm    

    C) angiosperm    

    D)        alga

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The use of radioactive \[^{14}C\] by Melvin Calvin in algal (Chlorella) photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid. The first product identified was 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).


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