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Chromoplast vs Leucoplast - What's the difference?

chromoplast | leucoplast |

In biology terms the difference between chromoplast and leucoplast

is that chromoplast is any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored while leucoplast is an organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.

chromoplast

English

Noun

(wikipedia chromoplast) (en noun)
  • (biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored

    • leucoplast

    English

    (wikipedia leucoplast)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.