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In leaves of C4 plants, malic acid synthesis during carbon dioxide fixation occurs in

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Epidermal cells
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Mesophyll cells
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Bundle sheath cells
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Guard cells
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Solution

The correct option is B Mesophyll cells

In C4 plants, the Hatch and Slack pathway involves two carboxylation reaction, one taking place in chloroplast of mesophyll cells and other in chloroplast of bundle – sheath cells. In mesophyll cells, phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) is carboxylated to oxaloacetate (OAA) which is then reduced to malic acid.


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