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ookinete
ookinete[‚ō·ə′kī‚nēt] (invertebrate zoology) The elongated, mobile zygote of certain Sporozoa, as that of the malaria parasite. ookinete
ookinete [o″o-kĭ-nēt´] the fertilized form of the malarial parasite in a mosquito's body, formed by fertilization of a macrogamete by a microgamete and developing into an oocyst.o·o·ki·nete (ō'ō-ki'nēt, -kī'net'), The motile zygote of the malarial organism that penetrates the mosquito stomach to form an oocyst under the outer gut lining; the contents of the oocyst subsequently divide to produce numerous sporozoites. Synonym(s): vermicule (2) [G. ōon, egg, + kinētos, motile] o·o·ki·nete (ō'ŏ-kī'nēt) The motile zygote of the malarial organism that penetrates the mosquito stomach to form an oocyst under the outer gut lining; the contents of the oocyst subsequently divide to produce numerous sporozoites. [G. ōon, egg, + kinētos, motile]ookinete The highly motile fertilized form of the malarial parasite that bores through the lining of the mosquito's stomach to form the OOCYST. |