During dark reaction the three carbon atoms of 3-PGA are derived from
A
RuBP only
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B
CO2 only
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C
RuBP+CO2
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D
RuBP+CO2+PEP.
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Solution
The correct option is DRuBP+CO2 Dark reaction initiates from the binding of carbon dioxide from RuBP in the presence of enzyme RuBisCo which gives 3 phosphoglyceric acid or 3-PGA molecules and the process is known as carboxylation.