Plastid

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}. [Archaic] --Haeckel. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) any of several types of minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells, having their own membrane, robosomes, and DNA. Among plant cells the most common are {chloroplasts}, which contain the chlorophyll and the photosynthetic machinery of the cell. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids. [1913 Webster +PJC]


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  • plastid — 1876, from Ger. plastid , from Gk. plastos molded, formed (see PLASTER (Cf. plaster)) + id (from Greek dim. suffix idion) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • plastid — plas•tid [[t]ˈplæs tɪd[/t]] n. hic (lab cbl) a small, double membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Plastid transformation — is a method in the genetic engineering of plants. Instead of the nuclear DNA, the DNA in the plant s plastids, usually the chloroplasts, is modified. The major advantage of this technology is that in many plant species plastid DNA is not… …   Wikipedia

  • plastid inheritance — plastid inheritance. См. пластидная наследственность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • plastid nucleus — plastid nucleus. См. пластидное ядро. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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