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Six turns of Calvin cycle are required to generate one mole of glucose. Explain.

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For the reduction of one carbon dioxide molecule, two molecules of NADPH and 2 molecules of ATP are required. Moreover, 6 molecules of carbon dioxide are required to make one molecule of glucose. Therefore, 6 turns of the Calvin cycle are necessary for making one mole of glucose.

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