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The function of leghaemoglobin during biological nitrogen fixation in root nodules of legumes is to:

A

Convert atmospheric `N_2` to `NH_3`

B

Convert ammonia to nitrite

C

Transport oxygen for activity of nitrogenase

D

Protect nitrogenase from oxygen

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