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Leucoplasts ("formed, molded") are a
category of
plastid and as such are
organelles found in
plant cells. They are non-pigmented, in
contrast to other...
- It is
thought that like all
other plastids including chloroplasts and
leucoplasts they are
descended from
symbiotic prokaryotes.
Chromoplasts are found...
- photosynthesis);
chromoplasts (used for
synthesis and
storage of pigments);
leucoplasts (non-pigmented
plastids some of
which can differentiate); and apicoplasts...
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specialized organelles such as chloroplasts, chromoplasts, etioplasts, and
leucoplasts,
collectively known as plastids. Sericytochromatia, the
proposed name...
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- in
various biological pathways.
Amyloplasts are
specifically a type of
leucoplast, a
subcategory for colorless, non-pigment-containing plastids. Amyloplasts...
- λευκός (leukós) aleukemia, aleukocytosis, leucism, leucocyte, leucopenia,
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Elaioplasts are one of the
three possible forms of
leucoplasts,
sometimes broadly referred to as such. The main
function of
elaioplasts are synthesis...
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- a high
concentration of chlorophyll.
Other plastid types, such as the
leucoplast and the chromoplast,
contain little chlorophyll and do not
carry out photosynthesis...