kinetosome


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ki·net·o·some

(kə-nĕt′ə-sōm′, -nē′tə-, kī-)
n.
A basal body that is associated especially with ciliated cells.
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kinetosome

(kɪˈnɛtəˌsəʊm; kɪˈniːtəˌsəʊm; kaɪˈnɛtəˌsəʊm; kaɪˈniːtəˌsəʊm)
n
(Biology) a structure in some flagellate protozoans which forms the base of the flagellum, consisting of a circular arrangement of microtubules
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The prokaryotic nucleoid, site of the bacterial DNA, as well as the gram-negative cell wall of the adhering spirochete, and the lack of kinetosome make the structure in Figures 4 and 5 easily distinguished from bona fide undulipodia.
Spirochete attachment ultrastructure: implications for the origin and evolution of cilia
Kinetosome Basal body of cilia (found in cilated protozoa).
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