kinetoplast

noun

Meaning

A disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
A kinetoplastid.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

kdna(English)kinetoplasm(English)kinetochore(English)matrix(English)kinetid(English)maxicircle(English)monokinetid(English)mitochondrion(English)

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