Medical Definition of C3 plant
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Plants that fix carbon dioxide in photosynthesis by the Calvin Benson cycle.
The enzyme responsible for carbon dioxide fixation is RuDP carboxylase, whose products are compounds containing three carbon atoms. C3 plants are typical of temperate climates. Photorespiration in these plants is high.
(07 Nov 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of C3 Plant
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