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Organism Forms > Life Cycle Stages > Trophozoites
... > Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Morphogenesis > Metamorphosis, Biological > Life Cycle Stages > Trophozoites
Cells > Spores > Spores, Protozoan > Trophozoites
Organism Forms > Spores > Spores, Protozoan > Trophozoites

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Trophozoites  

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  • Cells or feeding stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. In the malarial parasite, the trophozoite develops from the MEROZOITE and then splits into the SCHIZONT. Trophozoites that are left over from cell division can go on to form gametocytes.

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  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053058

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