Definition of kinetoplast in English:
kinetoplast
noun kʌɪˈniːtəʊplastkɪˈniːtəʊplastkɪˈniːtəʊplɑːstkəˈnetəˌplast
Biology A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mitochondrial DNA is condensed into a massive body called the kinetoplast.
- It is important to see the nucleus and the rod-shaped kinetoplast, a mitochondrial structure containing extranuclear DNA, to diagnose leishmaniasis.
- Numerous histiocytes contained small oval organisms with bar-shaped paranuclear kinetoplasts, morphologically consistent with leishmanial parasites.
- We detected antibodies to double-stranded DNA by using the lie method on Crithidia luciliae substrate, and we considered the tests positive when all of the kinetoplast was stained at serum dilutions of 1: 20.
- Leishmania species amastigotes are round and exhibit paranuclear bodies (kinetoplasts).