Differentiation of chromoplasts and other plastids in plants
Plant cells are characterized by a unique group of interconvertible organelles called plastids, which are descended from prokaryotic endosymbionts. The most studied plastid type is the chloroplast, which carries out the ancestral plastid function of photosynthesis. During the course of evolution, pl...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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