chloroplast deoxyribonucleic acid

chloroplast deoxyribonucleic acid

[¦klȯr·ə‚plast dē‚äk·sē‚rī·bō·nü¦klē·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) The circular deoxyribonucleic acid duplex, generally 40 to 80 copies, contained within a chloroplast. Abbreviated ctDNA. Also known as chloroplast genome.