A kinetoplast is a network of circular DNA (called kDNA) inside a large mitochondrion that contains many copies of the mitochondrial genome. The most common kinetoplast structure is a disk, but they have been observed in other arrangements. Kinetoplasts are only found in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastida. The variation in the structures of kine...
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<cell biology> Mass of mitochondrial DNA, usually adjacent to the flagellar basal body, in flagellate protozoa. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(kĭ-ne´to-plast) an accessory body found in many protozoa, primarily the Mastigophora; it contains DNA and replicates independently.
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Conspicuous part of a mitochondrion in a trypanosome from which the flagellum arises.
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Mass of mitochondrial DNA, usually adjacent to the flagellar basal body, in flagellate protozoa.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ki-nē′tō-plast, ki-net′ō- Definitions: 1. An intensely staining rod-shaped, diskoid, or spheric extranuclear DNA structure found in parasitic flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) near the base of the flagellum, behind the blepharoplast, and often at right angles to the nucleus. Visible by light ...
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