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- noun cytology A membrane-bound
organelle found inciliates ,trichomonads andfungi which produces molecularhydrogen andATP .
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Examples
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Instead of mitochondria, these creatures appear to have a derived form of the organelle called a hydrogenosome, which had previously only been seen in single-celled organisms.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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Instead of mitochondria, these creatures appear to have a derived form of the organelle called a hydrogenosome, which had previously only been seen in single-celled organisms.
Ars Technica John Timmer 2010
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And near the loriciferans 'hydrogenosome-like bits lie rod-shaped structures that could be symbiotic organisms.
U.S. News 2010
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And near the loriciferans 'hydrogenosome-like bits lie rod-shaped structures that could be symbiotic organisms.
U.S. News 2010
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