jyoti bhatia
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Entire alpha DNA complement of members of the Chromophyta has a defined spatial position with organelle. DNA in this nucleodal ring structure is not naked, associated with histone-like proteins. Studies in spinach indicate that nearly seven acid soluble proteins are associated with plastid and a similar low number occurs in O discus plastid. Thus, one is confronted with concept of chloroplast ‘chromosome’ – a DNA molecule associated with histonelike proteins that is present in multiple copies. These’chromosomes’ are localized within a defined position in the plastid.