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The function of leghaemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is:


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Expression of nif gene

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Inhibition of nitrogenase activity

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Oxygen removal

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Nodule differentiation

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Solution

The correct option is C

Oxygen removal


Leghaemoglobin is the haemoglobin like red pigments found in root nodules of legumes and reported to function as an oxygen scavenger in symbiotic nitrogen fixation.


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