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apicoplast

apicoplast noun: a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system.

Noun

apicoplast (plural apicoplasts)

  1. A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system

Forms of apicoplast

pluralapicoplasts

Questions about apicoplast

What does apicoplast mean?
Apicoplast means a relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system.
What part of speech is apicoplast?
Apicoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of apicoplast?
The plural of apicoplast is apicoplasts.

Words near apicoplast in the dictionary

  1. apicolysis
  2. apicomedial
  3. apicomplexan
  4. apicomplexans
  5. apicopalatal
  6. apicoplast
  7. apicoplastic
  8. apicoplasts
  9. apicopostalveolar
  10. apicoposterior
  11. apicoprepalatal

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