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extrachloroplast

extrachloroplast adjective: that exists outside of a chloroplast.

Adjective

extrachloroplast (not comparable)

  1. That exists outside of a chloroplast
    • FAD2 and FAD3 are located inER and primarily affect desaturation of the extrachloroplast lipids, whereas the others (FAB2, FAD4, FAD5, FAD6, FAD7, and FAD8) are located in the plastids and affect plastid lipid desaturation [3 ].2016 March 4, “Characterization of the Fatty Acid Desaturase Genes in Cucumber: Structure, Phylogeny, and Expression Patterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extrachloroplast

From extra- + chloroplast.

Questions about extrachloroplast

What does extrachloroplast mean?
Extrachloroplast means that exists outside of a chloroplast.
What part of speech is extrachloroplast?
Extrachloroplast is an adjective.

Words near extrachloroplast in the dictionary

  1. extracerebellar
  2. extracerebral
  3. extracerebrally
  4. extracervical
  5. extrachance
  6. extrachloroplast
  7. extrachorial
  8. extrachorion
  9. extrachorionic
  10. extrachoroidal
  11. extrachromophoric

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