- A
plastid (from
Ancient Gr**** πλαστός (plastós) 'formed, molded'), pl.
plastids, is a membrane-bound
organelle found in the
cells of plants, algae, and...
- (/ˈklɔːrəˌplæst, -plɑːst/) is a type of membrane-bound
organelle known as a
plastid that
conducts photosynthesis mostly in
plant and
algal cells. The photosynthetic...
- A
plastid is a membrane-bound
organelle found in plants,
algae and
other eukaryotic organisms that
contribute to the
production of
pigment molecules....
- the cytoplasm.
Plants and
various groups of
algae have
plastids as well as mitochondria.
Plastids, like mitochondria, have
their own DNA and are developed...
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cells from
prokaryotic organisms. The
theory holds that mitochondria,
plastids such as chloroplasts, and
possibly other organelles of
eukaryotic cells...
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Maturase K (matK) is a
plant plastidial gene. The
protein it
encodes is an
organelle intron maturase, a
protein that
splices Group II introns. It is essential...
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Chromoplasts are
plastids,
heterogeneous organelles responsible for
pigment synthesis and
storage in
specific photosynthetic eukaryotes. It is thought...
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Plastid terminal oxidase or
plastoquinol terminal oxidase (PTOX) is an
enzyme that
resides on the
thylakoid membranes of
plant and
algae chloroplasts...
- inactivated,
modified or new
foreign genes are
inserted into the DNA of
plastids like the
chloroplast instead of
nuclear DNA. Currently, the
majority of...
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Kleptoplasty or
kleptoplastidy is a
process in
symbiotic relationships whereby plastids,
notably chloroplasts from algae, are
sequestered by the host. The word...
