Expression of Chloroplast Genes upon Plant Development

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Along the developmental processes in higher plants, chloroplast follows a major route of development which is proplastid - etioplast - chloroplast. Development of chloroplast can be determined according to the expressions of the genes coded in the chloroplast DNA as well as in the chromosomal DNA. Most of the processes occuring in proplastid and etioplast seems to be coded in the chromosomal DNA, which the development of chloroplast from etioplast upon the exposure of plants to light is determined by harmonious expressions of the genes in the chloroplast and the chromosome.