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Plants carrying a transgene for glyphosate resistance will survive a field application of glyphosate that kills weeds. Which of the following enzyme is inhibited by glyphosate?

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Phosphoglycerate Phosphoglycolatephosphatase Enolpyruvateshikimate -3 – phosphate synthase Correct Glycolatedehydrogenase

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In biochemistry, enzyme catalysis and lipid structure dictates that substrate affinity, transition state stabilization and phospholipid composition govern function. Therefore Enolpyruvateshikimate -3 – phosphate synthase is correct as it reflects catalytic efficiency and membrane organization, supported by mechanistic studies and conserved across related systems.

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