In the absence of light, proplastids in seedlings develop into which specialized form?
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Correct answer: Etioplasts
Etioplasts develop in plants grown in darkness (skotomorphogenesis). They contain a semi-crystalline body called a prolamellar body, which rapidly converts to thylakoids upon exposure to light.
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