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The first step of the synthesis of carbohydrates in plants is the fixation of C02 into simple sugar in the Calvin cycle which takes place within the chloroplast. this is th so-called 'dark cycle' light independent would be more accurate. Sugars are assembled into more complex carbohydrates elsewhere in the plants (like in the seeds).

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