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Who proposed the cycle of events leading to the fixation of \( C O_{2} \) in mesophyll and its reduction in bundle sheath?

1. Emerson
2. Melvin Calvin
3. Hatch and Slack
4. Hill and Bendall

Correct answer: Hatch and Slack

Solution

Hatch and Slack proposed the C4 pathway, where CO2 is first fixed in mesophyll cells and then reduced in bundle sheath cells. This is the cycle of events described in the question.

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