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Flagellum vs Trypomastigote - What's the difference?

flagellum | trypomastigote |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between flagellum and trypomastigote

is that flagellum is (biology) in bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion while trypomastigote is (biology) a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and connected to the cell body by a long undulating membrane.

As nouns the difference between flagellum and trypomastigote

is that flagellum is (biology) in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding while trypomastigote is (biology) a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and connected to the cell body by a long undulating membrane.

flagellum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
  • (biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
  • A whip

    • Synonyms

    * (organelle of protists) cilium * (whip) whip

    trypomastigote

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and connected to the cell body by a long undulating membrane.