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Besides providing pink colour to the root nodules, leghaemoglobin performs the function of
1. protecting enzyme nitrogenase from free oxygen
2. transporting nitrogen to host cells
3. protecting bacteroids from the enzymes of host cell
4. protecting leakage of fixed nitrogen to the soil atmosphere

A

protecting enzyme nitrogenase from free oxygen

B

transporting nitrogen to host cells

C

protecting bacteroids from the enzymes of host cell

D

protecting leakage of fixed nitrogen to the soil atmosphere

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