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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Origin and Etymology of kinetoplast
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First Known Use: 1925
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noun
ki·neto·plast
\kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌplast, 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
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