kinetoplast

(noun)

a disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea

Related Terms

  • mitosome
  • hydrogenosome

Examples of kinetoplast in the following topics:

  • Excavata

    • 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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