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Kinetoplast

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kinetoplast [kə′ned·ə‚plast]
(cell and molecular biology)
A genetically autonomous, membrane-bound organelle associated with the basal body at the base of flagella in certain flagellates, such as the trypanosomes. Also known as parabasal body.
Kinetoplast 

a cell organelle; the basal nodule of the cilia of infusoria.

The origin of the kinetoplast is associated with the centriole, an assumption supported by the similarity in ultrastructure of the two organelles. In addition to proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, the kinetoplast contains DNA and RNA and is capable of the independent biosynthesis of protein and of self-reproduction. Kinetoplasts may give rise to cilia or trichocysts. The tendency to call all basal bodies kinetoplasts is incorrect.
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Amastigot sitoplazmasi icerisinde, arka uca yakin, oldukca buyuk bir nukleus ve ona bitisik bir kinetoplast, bir veya daha fazla vakuol, parabazal cisme yakin nokta seklinde bir bleforablast, blefaroblasttan cikip on ucta sonlanan bir aksonem vardir (8).
A child with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss and anemia/Ates, ... by Isikay, Sedat; Buyukavci, Mustafa; Tan, Huseyin; Ulker, Dondu; Orbak, Zerrin / Journal of Pediatric Infection
Vianna, in examining smears from the lesions, described the morphologic features of the parasite, including the kinetoplast and a thin linear structure that is not seen with currently used Wright and Wright-Giemsa stains.
Drought, smallpox, and emergence of Leishmania braziliensis in ... by Sousa, Anastacio Q.; Pearson, Richard / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Overall, 18 hybrids were eventually recovered, each showing a full set of chromosomes from each parent plus additional genetic material called kinetoplast DNA from one parent.
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