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Which does not show `HSK` pathway

A

Jower

B

Maize

C

Sunflower

D

Sugarcane

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The correct Answer is:
C
HSK pathway (Hatch and Slack pathway ) occurs in `C_4`-plants. This pathway involves two carboxylation reactions -one takes palce in chloroplast of mesophyll cells and other in chloroplast of bundle sheath cells. Out of the given , sunflower is not a `C_4`-plant. Thus , HSK will not occur in sunflower.
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