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After reports that chloroplasts reproduce themselves by dividing in developing green plants, division has been observed in vitro.
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RIDLEY, S., LEECH, R. Division of Chloroplasts in an Artificial Environment. Nature 227, 463–465 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227463a0
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