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metacyclogenesis

metacyclogenesis noun: the process of converting procyclic promastigotes into highly infective metacyclic promastigotes.

Noun

metacyclogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The process of converting procyclic promastigotes into highly infective metacyclic promastigotes
    • Among the transformation steps, the mechanisms underlying metacyclogenesis have been extensively studied.2015 August 13, “A Novel Method for Inducing Amastigote-To-Trypomastigote Transformation In Vitro in Trypanosoma cruzi Reveals the Importance of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor”, in PLOS ONE...

Origin of metacyclogenesis

From meta- + cyclo- + -genesis.

Questions about metacyclogenesis

What does metacyclogenesis mean?
Metacyclogenesis means the process of converting procyclic promastigotes into highly infective metacyclic promastigotes.
What part of speech is metacyclogenesis?
Metacyclogenesis is a noun.

Words near metacyclogenesis in the dictionary

  1. metacultures
  2. metacurrency
  3. metacyclic
  4. metacyclics
  5. metacycline
  6. metacyclogenesis
  7. metacyclogenic
  8. metacyclophane
  9. metacyclophanes
  10. metacyst
  11. metacystic

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