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gra·num  (grnm)
n. pl. gra·na (-n)
A stacked membranous structure within a chloroplast that contains the chlorophyll and is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis.

[Latin grnum, seed; see grain.]

granum  (grnm)
Plural grana (grn)
A stacked membranous structure within the chloroplasts of plants and green algae that contains the chlorophyll and is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis. The saclike membranes that make up grana are known as thylakoids. See more at chloroplast.


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