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GO: Cellular Component

antipodal site

Term ID
GO:0140525
Synonyms
  • antipodal zone
Definition
The pole of the kinetoplast associated with kinetoplast DNA replication. The antipodal sites flank the kinetoplast DNA disk and are positioned approximately 180 degrees apart. In Trypanosoma brucei and Crithidia fasciculata, minicircles are attached at antipodal sites and they contain enzymes that catalyse some of the later reactions in minicircle replication. (3)
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