metacyclogenesis

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ cyclo- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

metacyclogenesis (uncountable)

1. The process of converting procyclic promastigotes into highly infective metacyclic promastigotes
   • 2015 August 13, “A Novel Method for Inducing Amastigote-To-Trypomastigote Transformation In Vitro in Trypanosoma cruzi Reveals the Importance of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Among the transformation steps, the mechanisms underlying metacyclogenesis have been extensively studied.