Answer to Question #289674 in Biology for Ash

Question

Why Rubp important in light independent reaction? It is a molecule that?

Answer 1

In stage 3, RuBP, the molecule that starts the cycle, is regenerated so that the cycle can continue. Only one carbon dioxide molecule is incorporated at a time, so the cycle must be completed three times to produce a single three-carbon GA3P molecule, and six times to produce a six-carbon glucose molecule.