Paraflagellar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paraflagellar is an adjective meaning Describing a fibrillar structure within the flagella of a protist.
Meaning
Describing a fibrillar structure within the flagella of a protist.
Example Sentences
We report here that partial disruption of either PFR1 or PFR2 in T. cruzi epimastigotes with the CRISPR/Cas9 system results in accumulation of PFR components at the tip of the flagella and subsequent loss of the paraflagellar rod structure with flagellar detachment from the cell body.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flagellar, aflagellar, hyperflagellated, extraflagellar, flagellate, flagellotropic.
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