kinetoplast

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounkinetoplast (plural kinetoplasts)

plural kinetoplasts

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

Origin

From kineto- + -plast.

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APA

kinetoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetoplast

MLA

“kinetoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetoplast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinetoplast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetoplast.

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