Assertion: defective chloroplast | /r/HasProperty | a cause of variegation
Facets:
value: in such plants
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In such plants, defective chloroplasts are a cause of variegation: a mixture of normal and defective chloroplasts in a zygote may sort out by mitotic segregation during plant growth and development, thereby producing alternating green and white patches in leaves.