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Thylakoid

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Membrane structures within the chloroplast that contain chlorophyll pigments and electron transport proteins, organized into stacks called grana, where light reactions of photosynthesis occur.

AP course connection

Topic 3.4: 3.4 Photosynthesis

Unit 3

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