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During dark reaction the three carbon atoms of 3-PGA are derived from

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RuBP only
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CO2 only
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RuBP+CO2
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RuBP+CO2+PEP.
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Solution

The correct option is D RuBP+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.
So the correct option is 'RuBP+CO2'.

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