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plastid

membrane-bound DNA-containing organelle found in the cytoplasm of autotrophic eukaryotes (plants, some protists)
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plastid

Summary

plastid is a cellular component[1]. plastid ranks in the top 10% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (587 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • plastid's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • plastid is a type of intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[4].
  • plastid is a type of semiautonomous organelle[5].
  • plastid is part of cytoplasm[6].
  • plastid's Commons category is recorded as Plastids[7].
  • plastid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plastids[8].
  • plastid's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • plastid's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • plastid's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009536[11].
  • plastid's develops from is recorded as Cyanobacteriota[12].
  • plastid's theorized by is recorded as Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper[13].

Body

Definition and Type

plastid's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. Recorded subclass of include intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[4] and semiautonomous organelle[5].

Use and Application

plastid is part of cytoplasm[6].

Why It Matters

plastid ranks in the top 10% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (587 views/month).[2] plastid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] plastid is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Ueber die Gestalten der Stärkebildner und Farbkörper. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Develops from → Cyanobacteriota
    Instance of → cellular component
    Part of → cytoplasm
    Theorized by → Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555844305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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