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What Are Peroxisomes And Its Functions?

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Peroxisomes are small, living, membrane bound, sac like cell organelle found in photosynthetically active cells of plants, liver and kidneys. These are meant for removing toxic substances from the cell by oxidative reactions. These are also involved in photorespiration in plants.


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