Thylakoids

Word THYLAKOIDS
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What do we mean by thylakoids?

A folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis

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The word "thylakoids" in example sentences

Stroma are full of hollow disks (similar to a whoopie cushion) called thylakoids arranged in stacks call grana. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The photosynthetic machinery is embedded in specialized membranes called thylakoids located in the chloroplasts of leaf cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Chloroplasts are double membrane organelles with the an inner membrane folded into disc-shaped sacs called thylakoids ❋ Guest7d8a25 (2009)

Although human beings are curious by nature, why aren't we enthralled by the inner workings of thylakoids -- whatever those are? ❋ Tatiana Lanteigne (2011)

In the exposed peduncle, the membranes constituting the thylakoids were very distinct and plentiful, but in the flag leaf, there was a sharp breakdown at stage 4 and complete disintegration of the thylakoid membranes at stage 5. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chloroplasts are typically discoid as in most plants, and the thylakoids, where photsysnthesis takes place, are in stacks of three to five, with girdle lamellae connecting the thylakoids. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also, humans might have thermoreceptors, like thylakoids inside plants enabling photosynthesis, that permit radio waves to trigger a cascade of chemical events. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"We confirmed that this protein, which we renamed TAP38, is associated with thylakoids, and we identified mutant strains that lacked it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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