Apicoplast
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KW-0933
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Apicoplast
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synonym
Golgi-adjunct organelle
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synonym
Thick-walled organelle
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definition
Protein encoded by the apicoplast genome or protein located in the apicoplast, a plastid found in some apicomplexan parasites which is a non-photosynthetic plastid relict. This organelle contains ring-like DNA of about 35 Kb as a third type of cell genome. Apicoplasts do not contain thylakoids; it is not yet clear if they contain internal membranes.
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false
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