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Describe the pathway of C4 plants.

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In the mesophyll cells the enzyme PEP carboylase adds carbon dioxide to PEP

A four carbon compound conveys the atoms of the CO2 into the bundle sheath cell via plasmodesmata

In the bundle sheath cells, CO2 is released and enters the Calvin Cycle
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