chloroplast
IPA: kɫˈɔrʌpɫæst
noun
- (cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
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Examples of "chloroplast" in Sentences
- Effects on chloroplast division.
- Intermembrane space of chloroplast.
- The chloroplast is dish or bowl shaped.
- Symbiosis and the origin of chloroplasts.
- The chloroplast is enclosed by a membrane.
- He discovered the chloroplasts in the cell.
- It is working locally in chloroplast membrane.
- This protein is involved in chloroplast division.
- Amyloplasts are a type of plastid similar to chloroplasts.
- An even closer form of symbiosis may explain the origin of chloroplasts.
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