Apicoplast

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system

Synonyms

periplast apocytium apicomplexan phycoplast apoplasm proplastid plastide archaeplastid plastid plastidome cytoophidium plastome

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