Definition of Plastids. Meaning of Plastids. Synonyms of Plastids

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Definition of Plastids

Plastid
Plastid Plas"tid, Plastide Plas"tide, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a creator.] 1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. --Haeckel. 2. (Bot.) One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids.

Meaning of Plastids from wikipedia

- pigments); leucoplasts (non-pigmented plastids, some of which can differentiate); and apicoplasts (non-photosynthetic plastids of apicomplexa derived from secondary...
- photosynthetic eukaryotic endosymbiont are called secondary plastids or tertiary plastids (discussed below). Whether primary chloroplasts came from a...
- related to plastids. Both cyanobacteria and alphaproteobacteria maintain a large (>6 Mb) genome encoding thousands of proteins. Plastids and mitochondria...
- similar features in their photosynthetic organelles (plastids). It includes all eukaryotes whose plastids contain chlorophyll c and are surrounded by four...
- molecules. Most plastids are photosynthetic, thus leading to color production and energy storage or production. There are many types of plastids in plants alone...
- the cytoplasm. Plants and various groups of algae have plastids as well as mitochondria. Plastids, like mitochondria, have their own DNA and are developed...
- walls containing cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin, the presence of plastids with the capability to perform photosynthesis and store starch, a large...
- The alga is eaten normally and partially digested, leaving the plastid intact. The plastids are maintained within the host, temporarily continuing photosynthesis...
- cryptomonads (or cryptophytes) are a group of algae, most of which have plastids. They are traditionally considered a division of algae among phycologists...
- Chromoplasts are plastids, heterogeneous organelles responsible for pigment synthesis and storage in specific photosynthetic eukaryotes. It is thought...