chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process GO:0036068 light-independent chlorophyll formation 2011-12-15T04:44:18Z bf light-independent chlorophyll synthesis light independent chlorophyll biosynthetic process light-independent chlorophyll biosynthesis biological_process 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. light-independent chlorophyll anabolism