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The roots nodules present in the legume plants are characteristically formed as a result of a mutualistic relationship with bacteria involved in nitrogen fixation (Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium). The relationship is formed as the nod gene products of the bacteria that permits it to infect the cells of root cortex and then proliferate.
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