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The scientist who first worked out the C_{4} pathway is

Option: 1

Melvin Calvin


Option: 2

Robin Hill


Option: 3

Linnaeus


Option: 4

Hatch and Slack


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The C4 Plants -

  • Plants that are adapted to dry tropical regions have the C4 pathway.
  • Though these plants have the C4 oxaloacetic acid as the first CO2 fixation product the use the C3 pathway or the Calvin cycle as the main biosynthetic pathway.
  • This pathway that has been named the Hatch and Slack Pathway (on the name of scientists), is again a cyclic process.
  • C4 plants are found in hot dry places like plains and savannas.

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C_{4} Pathway was discovered by Hatch and Slack in 1966. Due to this, it is also known as Hatch- Slack pathway. Hence, the correct answer is option d.

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