what are chromoplast???????
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⚫ Chromoplasts are plastids and contain carotenoids.
⚫ They lack chlorophyll
⚫Carotenoid pigments are responsible for different colours like yellow, orange and red colour imparted to fruits, flowers, old leaves, roots, etc.
⚫ Chromoplasts may develop from green chloroplasts. Chlorophyll and thylakoid membranes disappear and carotenoids are accumulated, e.g. during ripening of fruits.
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A coloured plastid other than a chloroplast, typically containing a yellow or orange pigment.....
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