SINCE 1828
kinetoplast
noun
ki·net·o·plast
| \ kə-ˈne-tə-ˌplast
, kī-\
, kī-\
Definition of kinetoplast
: a DNA-containing organelle especially of trypanosomes usually found in an elongated mitochondrian located adjacent to the basal body
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kinetoplast
noun
ki·neto·plast
| \ kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌplast
, kī-
\
, kī-
\
Medical Definition of kinetoplast
: an extranuclear DNA-containing organelle of kinetoplastid protozoans that is usually found in an elongated mitochondrion located adjacent to the basal body
Other Words from kinetoplast
kinetoplastic
\ -ˌnet-ə-ˈplas-tik
\
adjective
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adjective
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