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Chloroplast — Structure & Function

By Gabi Slizewska
A diagram of a chloroplast

Image source: By It'sJustMe CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The chloroplast contains thylakoid stacks which are connected by a sort of skeleton, called a lamella. This structure spaces out the stacks so that they are not right next to each other. How does this help the chloroplast?

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