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The function of leghaemoglobin in the root nodules of legumes is
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Options:
  • A oxygen removal
  • B nodule differentiation
  • C expression of nif gene
  • D inhibition of nitrogenase activity
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The correct answer is: oxygen removal
Leghaemoglobin is an oxygen scavenger. It protects the nitrogen fixing enzyme nitrogenase.

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