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In chloroplasts, chlorophyll is located in

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Inner membrane
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Thylakoids
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Stroma
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Outer membrane
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The correct option is B Thylakoids
In chloroplast, chlorophyll is present in thylakoids. These are flattened vesicles structure arranged as a membranous within the stroma. Nearly 50% of chloroplast proteins and various component involved (namely chlorophyll, carotenoids and plastoquinone) are present in thylakoid membranes and are involved in photosynthesis.

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