Paraflagellar
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Describing a fibrillar structure within the flagella of a protist. not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From para- + flagellar.
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