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Plastid

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021241

1. Any member of a family of organelles found in the cytoplasm of plants and some protists, which are membrane-bounded and contain DNA. Plant plastids develop from a common type, the proplastid.

2. Any of various cytoplasmic organelles of photosynthetic cells that serve in many cases as centers of special metabolic activities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021241
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021241",
  "term": "Plastid",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any member of a family of organelles found in the cytoplasm of plants and some protists, which are membrane-bounded and contain DNA. Plant plastids develop from a common type, the proplastid.\n\n2. Any of various cytoplasmic organelles of photosynthetic cells that serve in many cases as centers of special metabolic activities.",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plastid/"
}

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