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amoeboid
Having no definite shape to the cell and able to alter shape. Amoeboid movement is a type of motility of a cell in which cytoplasmic streaming (directional flow of cytoplasm) extrudes outward of the cell to form pseudopodia (false feet) so that the cell can change its location. It is exhinited not only by amoebae themselves but also by some types of cells in mutlicellular animals including leukocytes (white blood cells).
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• CELL BIOLOGY
• MICROBIOLOGY
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