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Unicellular vs Opisthomastigote - What's the difference?

unicellular | opisthomastigote |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between unicellular and opisthomastigote

is that unicellular is (biology) describing any microorganism that has a single cell while opisthomastigote is (biology) a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

As nouns the difference between unicellular and opisthomastigote

is that unicellular is a single-celled organism; a unicell while opisthomastigote is (biology) a stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.

As an adjective unicellular

is (biology) describing any microorganism that has a single cell.

unicellular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A single-celled organism; a unicell.
  • * 1931 , Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth?
  • Among unicellulars , the rate of increase is beyond belief.
  • * 1986 , Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations?
  • In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
  • * 2006 , J Arthur Thomson, Heredity?
  • More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars .

    opisthomastigote

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is posterior of the nucleus, and passes through a groove in the cell body.