Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 8, Problem 13RQ
From which component of the light-dependent reactions does NADPH form most directly?
- photosystem II
- photosystem I
- cytochrome complex
- ATP synthase
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