English edit

Etymology edit

meta- +‎ cyclo- +‎ -genesis

Noun edit

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.