Stroma - Definition
This article is about
stroma
in biology. For the island, see
Stroma, Scotland
.
Stroma
can refer to:
1) the connective supportive framework of a biologic
cell
,
tissue
, or
organ
.
2) the structure of a
chloroplast
surrounding the
thylakoid
membranes wherein the
dark reactions of photosynthesis
(also known as the Calvin Cycle) take place.
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