kinetoplast

British

/ kɪˈnɛtəˌplæst, -ˌplɑːst, -ˈniː- /

noun

Also called: kinetonucleus. a small granular cell body close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoans

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Etymology

Origin of kinetoplast

C20: from Greek; see _kinetic , _-plast

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The kinetoplastid subgroup is named after the kinetoplast, a DNA mass carried within the single, oversized mitochondrion possessed by each of these cells.

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