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kinetoplast

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

Noun

kinetoplast (plural kinetoplasts)

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

kinetoplast meaning in Tamil

kinetoplast in Tamil

இயக்கமுதலுருவம், கைனெட்டோப்பிளாஸ்ட்

Forms of kinetoplast

pluralkinetoplasts

Origin of kinetoplast

From kineto- + -plast.

Questions about kinetoplast

What does kinetoplast mean?
Kinetoplast means a disk-shaped mass of circular DNA inside a large mitochondrion, found specifically in protozoa of the class Kinetoplastea (kinetoplastids).
What is kinetoplast in Tamil?
Kinetoplast in Tamil is இயக்கமுதலுருவம், கைனெட்டோப்பிளாஸ்ட். See Kinetoplast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kinetoplast?
Kinetoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of kinetoplast?
The plural of kinetoplast is kinetoplasts.

Words near kinetoplast in the dictionary

  1. kinetophone
  2. kinetophones
  3. kinetophonograph
  4. kinetophonographs
  5. kinetoplasm
  6. kinetoplast
  7. kinetoplastic
  8. kinetoplastid
  9. kinetoplastids
  10. kinetoplasts
  11. kinetoscope

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