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- noun   Plural form of chloroplast .
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								The same enzyme exists in chloroplasts and bacteria. 
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								It appears that originally free-living green bacteria were hijacked into plant cells, where they eventually evolved into what we now call chloroplasts. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009 
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								It appears that originally free-living green bacteria were hijacked into plant cells, where they eventually evolved into what we now call chloroplasts. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009 
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								This action all takes place inside tiny capsules called chloroplasts that reside inside every plant cell - and which is where photosynthesis happens. Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment 2010 
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								There's the familiar system of organelles called chloroplasts that turn sunlight into fuel via photosynthesis. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010 
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								This action all takes place inside tiny capsules called chloroplasts that reside inside every plant cell - and which is where photosynthesis happens. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010 
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								There's the familiar system of organelles called chloroplasts that turn sunlight into fuel via photosynthesis. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010 
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								This action all takes place inside tiny capsules called chloroplasts that reside inside every plant cell - and which is where photosynthesis happens. innovations-report 2010 
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								This action all takes place inside tiny capsules called chloroplasts that reside inside every plant cell - and which is where photosynthesis happens. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010 
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								A second important development has also taken place, with much less media coverage: the genetic engineering of cell organelles, such as chloroplasts and mitochondria. 
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