Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321934925
Author: Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine: The way in which plants maximize their photosynthetic efficiency by minimizing the competition between the oxygenase activity and carboxylase activity of RuBisCO.
Introduction: Losses due to competition between the oxygenase and carboxylase activity of RuBisCO lead to a loss of photosynthetic efficiency of the plant. Several methods are adopted by the plant to reduce its losses and obtain maximum efficiency.
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