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Descriptor
English
:
Chloroplasts
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cloroplastos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cloroplastos
Synonyms
English
:
Chloroplast
Etioplast
Etioplasts
Tree Number:
A11.284.430.214.190.875.700.140
Definition
English
:
Plant cell
inclusion bodies
that contain the photosynthetic pigment
CHLOROPHYLL
, which is associated with the membrane of
THYLAKOIDS
.
Chloroplasts
occur in cells of leaves and young stems of
plants
. They are also found in some forms of
PHYTOPLANKTON
such as
HAPTOPHYTA
; DINOFLAGELLATES;
DIATOMS
; and
CRYPTOPHYTA.
See Related
English
:
Photosynthesis
History Note
English
:
66(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
2787
Unique Identifier:
D002736
Occurrence in VHL
:
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