ventral disc overlap zone
A region of the ventral disc of Giardia species (trophozoite stage) where two portions of the same array of microtubules overlap (the microtubule array makes a complete circle and overlaps on itself). [ ]
Term info
ventral disc overlap zone
Due to the asymmetric nature of the Giardia trophozoite, this term is defined spatially as the trophozoite is viewed from the dorsal side, with the two nuclei dorsal to the ventral disc, and the ventral disc toward the anterior.
paola
2014-04-03T11:12:50Z
overlap zone
cellular_component
ventral disk overlap zone
GO:0097592