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Table 2 Number of chloroplasts per cell during development.

From: A multiple-method approach reveals a declining amount of chloroplast DNA during development in Arabidopsis

Tissue

Chloroplasts per cell

Number of cells analyzed

Young

25.6 ± 1.9a

27

Intermediate

39.1 ± 3.3b

34

Mature

48.4 ± 7.5b

17

  1. Young: first and second leaves from 10-day-old plants. Intermediate: first and second leaves from 12-day-old plants. Mature: first and second leaves from 24-day-old plants. Superscript letters indicate means that are significantly different from one another (P < 0.05). Values are means ± standard error.
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BMC Plant Biology

ISSN: 1471-2229

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