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PGA as the first `CO_(2)` fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

A

bryophyte

B

gymnosperm

C

angiosperm

D

alga

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D
The use of radiactive `.^(14)C` by Melvin calvin in algal (chlorella) photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the fist `CO_(2)` fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid. The first product identified was-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).
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