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What is common between chloroplasts, chromoplasts and leucoplasts?

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Possession of thylakoids and grana

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Storage of starch, proteins and lipids

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Ability to multiply by a fission-like process

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Presence of pigments

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Solution

The correct option is C
Ability to multiply by a fission-like process

Chloroplast, chromoplast and leucoplast are plastids and have the ability to multiply by a fission-like process before they are fully mature.

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