mastigont system

mastigont system
an ultrastructural complex characteristic of mastigophorans, comprising all of the organelles associated with the flagella, including basal bodies, axostyle, and Golgi body; it may or may not be associated with a nucleus (see also karyomastigont and akaryomastigont).

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  • mastigont — mas·ti·gont (masґtĭ gont) [Gr. mastigoun to whip] a flagellum; see under system …   Medical dictionary

  • akaryomastigont — akaryo·mas·ti·gont (a kar″e o masґtĭ gont) [a 1 + karyo + mastigont] a condition characteristic of certain flagellate protozoa in which the mastigont system is not associated with a nucleus. Cf. karyomastigont …   Medical dictionary

  • karyomastigont — karyo·mas·ti·gont (kar″e o masґtĭ gont) [karyo + mastigont] a condition characteristic of certain flagellate protozoa in which the mastigont system is associated with a nucleus. Cf. akaryomastigont …   Medical dictionary

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