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How many turns of Calvin cycle required for the synthesis of one glucose molecule?

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answer is 4.

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For the formation of one glucose molecule, six carbon dioxide molecules need to be reduced. In one turn of Calvin cycle only one molecule of carbon dioxide is reduced and therefore six turns of Calvin cycle are required to synthesize one glucose molecule.

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