light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0036068

Synonyms

• light independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process
• light-independent chlorophyll anabolism
• light-independent chlorophyll biosynthesis
• light-independent chlorophyll formation
• light-independent chlorophyll synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chlorophyll, any compound of magnesium complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring and which functions as a photosynthetic pigment, from less complex precursors, which occur in the absence of light. 12242396

References

Ontology

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