chloroplast: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Evolution and Function of the Chloroplast. Current Investigations and Perspectives. Jul 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - Chloroplast from the father. Apr 17, 2026
Added additional information about lamellae. Mar 05, 2026
Add new Web site: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Chloroplasts do the darndest things. Dec 29, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - What makes a chloroplast? Reconstructing the establishment of photosynthetic symbioses (PDF). Apr 21, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 13, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Evolution and Function of the Chloroplast. Current Investigations and Perspectives. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Plant Communications - Chloroplast gene expression: Recent advances and perspectives. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: BMC - Genome Biology - Chloroplast genomes: diversity, evolution, and applications in genetic engineering. Sep 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Chloroplast: The Emerging Battlefield in Plant–Microbe Interactions. Apr 16, 2024
Media added. Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - Chloroplasts in plant cells show active glassy behavior under low-light conditions. Nov 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Florida State University - Molecular Expressions - Chloroplasts. Jul 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Chloroplast. Mar 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Mitochondria and chloroplasts. Oct 18, 2022
Mentioned the presence of carotenoid pigments in chloroplasts. Jan 28, 2021
Corrected display issue. Sep 11, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 27, 2017
Add new Web site: ASU School of Life Sciences - Ask A Biologist - The Story of Chlorophyll and Chloroplasts. Oct 17, 2016
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Chloroplasts and Other Plastids. Aug 19, 2016
Article revised and expanded to include information on chloroplast structure, chloroplast genomes, and the role of chloroplasts in photosynthesis. Feb 27, 2015
Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Chloroplasts. Oct 30, 2014
Added art showing the internal structures of a chloroplast. Jul 13, 2011
Added new Web site: Hyperphysics - Chloroplasts. Oct 10, 2008
Added new Web site: Kimball's Biology Pages - Chloroplasts. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Chloroplast. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Rader's Biology4Kids - Chloroplast. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Hamburg - Chloroplast. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Plant Physiology Information Website - Chloroplast. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Chloroplast. Oct 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Molecular Expressions - Chloroplasts. Oct 07, 2008
Media added. May 11, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 03, 1999
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