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Stroma
This article is about
stroma
in biology. For the island, see
Stroma, Scotland
.
Stroma
can refer to:
1) The connective supportive framework of a biological
cell
,
tissue
, or
organ
.
2) The fluid filled area of a
chloroplast
outside of the
thylakoid
membranes wherein the
light-independent reactions
(
Calvin Cycle
and
Carbon fixation
) of
photosynthesis
take place.
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