Stroma
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- 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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