NEET Biology question
Identify two physiological processes induced by two different phytohormones having a common precursor, formed due to the catalytic activity of the pyruvic dehydrogenase complex. I. More female flowers in cucumber. II. α-amylase production in barley grain. III. Acceleration of fruit ripening in tomato. IV. Delay in sprouting of potato tubers. The correct combination is
Solution
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA, which feeds the shared biosynthetic routes from which both ethylene (responsible for accelerating fruit ripening in tomato, statement III) and growth-retardant/anti-sprouting compounds such as maleic hydrazide (which delays sprouting of stored potato
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