In this article we will discus about the organization of plant mitochondrial DNA. The mitochondrial genome of higher plants is the largest and complex among the eukaryotes. However, the plant mitochondrial genome does not contain many genes. The complex nature of plant mitochondrial genome might be due to the presence of many chloroplast sequences in the mtDNA of higher plants. [...]
Structural organization of chloroplast is signified by the presence of double membrane envelope and soluble phase, the stroma, and an internal membrane system, the thylakoids. Both thylakoid and stromal systems are committed for light reaction and carbon dioxide fixation respectively. Chloroplast attains diversified shapes. Higher plants exhibit lens shaped chloroplasts in their cytosol. The size measures anywhere between 5 and [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Discovery of Lysosomes 2. Types of Lysosomes 3. Functions. Discovery of Lysosomes: They were discovered accidently by a Belgian scientist, Christian de Duve, in 1955 through fractionation technique. The organelles were observed under electron microscope by Novikoff (1956). He also coined the term, lysosomes. Lysosomes (Gk. lysis- digestive or loose, soma- body) [...]