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The function of leg haemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is:

 

  • Option 1)

    Inhibition of nitrogenase activity

  • Option 2)

    Oxygen removal

  • Option 3)

    Nodule differentiation

  • Option 4)

    Expression of nif gene

 

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Leghaemoglobin -

The red pigment of the nodules produced as a result of Rhizobium legume complex

- wherein

It is oxygen scanvenger and protects nitrogen fixing enzyme nitrogenase from O_{2}

 

 


Option 1)

Inhibition of nitrogenase activity

Incorrect Option

Option 2)

Oxygen removal

Correct Option

Option 3)

Nodule differentiation

Incorrect Option

Option 4)

Expression of nif gene

Incorrect Option

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