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The enzyme that catalyzes the fixation of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis is _____.

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RuBisCO - Rubilose biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase.

Step-by-step explanation:

The enzyme that catalyzes the fixation of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis is
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An enzyme, RuBisCO, catalyzes the fixation reaction, by combining CO2 with RuBP. The resulting six-carbon compound is broken down into two three-carbon compounds, and the energy in ATP and NADPH is used to convert these molecules into G3P.

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