kleptoplasts
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003617
A chloroplast that is sequestered by a host and is used as a temporary source of energy.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003617 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | kleptoplastids |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | chloroplasts; kleptoplasty |
| Translations | Spanish: cleptoplastos |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003617",
"term": "kleptoplasts",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A chloroplast that is sequestered by a host and is used as a temporary source of energy.",
"synonyms": [
"kleptoplastids"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"chloroplasts",
"kleptoplasty"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cleptoplastos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/kleptoplasts/"
}
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