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Nitrogen fixation is shown by prokaryotes and not eukaryotes. Comment.

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Few prokaryotes like Rhizobium , Anabaena and Nostoc contains the enzyme nitrogenase, needed for the biological nitrogen-fixation. Eukaryotes do not possess this enzyme, therefore are unable to fix nitrogen.
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