Which pigment does thylakoid contain?

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Thylakoid pigment:
The photosynthetic membranes, thylakoids contain photosynthetic pigments like chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b.
Thylakoids are membrane-bound and have several compartment-like structures inside them.
The membranes of thylakoid contain chlorophyll pigments and are found in packets called quantasomes.
Each quantasome consists of about 250 chlorophyll molecules.

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