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Which process is catalyzed by rubisco during the light-independent reaction of photosynthesis

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This phase is the carboxylation phase where RuBisCo catalyzes the attachment of a carbon dioxide molecule to a sugar called ribulose to from a 6-carbon intermediate. 3PGA goes on into the second phase of the Calvin cycle called the reduction phase

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