PGA as the $C O_{2}$ fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of:

Bryophyte

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Gymnosperm

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Angiosperm

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Algae

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Solution

The correct option is D Algae
The use of radioactive 14C by Melvin Calvin in the algal photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first $C O_{2}$ fixation product was a 3 carbon organic compound that was identified to be 3- phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).

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