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What is a plastid?


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A plastid is an organel that is found in the cells of plants, algae, and some other eukaryotic organisms. There are three kind of plastids; chloroplast, chromoplast, and leucoplast.

Plastids contain pigments which is used in photosynthesis and the colour pigments that determine the colour of plant.

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