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Any constituent part of the cytoplasm, all of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures. Any member of a family of organelles found in the cytoplasm of plants and some protists, which are membrane-bounded and contain DNA. Plant plastids develop from a common type, the proplastid. The space enclosed by the double membrane of a chromoplast but excluding the photosynthetic material. A plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll, usually yellow and orange carotenoid pigments. The double lipid bilayer enclosing the chromoplast and separating its contents from the rest of the cytoplasm; includes the intermembrane space. Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane and occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: chromoplast
Acc: GO:0009509
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll, usually yellow and orange carotenoid pigments.
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0009509 - chromoplast (interactive image map)
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