pro·plas·tid

(prō-plăs′tĭd)

A cytoplasmic organelle from which a plastid develops.

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proplastid

(prəʊˈplæstɪd)

(Botany) a plant cell organelle that a plastid develops from

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References in periodicals archive

Many mitochondria, proplastid and large lipidic globules are observed in the microspores cytoplasm (Fig.

Pollen grain and microsporogenesis in Scrophularia sriata Boiss. (Scrophulariaceae)

proplastid: Membrane-bound particles that develop some internal structure; may subsequently develop into chloroplast.

Glossary

Although its role is not completely understood, Or is known to be involved in proplastid differentiation and other non-coloured plastids into chromoplasts for carotenoid accumulation.

Arroz Dorado, cultivos dorados, perspectivas doradas

Chloroplast (proplastid) numbers duplicate during the cell cycle (logical postulate).

Reproduction and continuity of chloroplasts in spermatophytes

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