Term Name:	metacyclogenesis
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Definition:	The morphological, biochemical and genetic changes that induce the differentiation of non-pathogenic parasites into pathogenic metacyclic parasites in the Trypanosomatidae species. The pathogenic parasites are known as metacyclic trypomastigotes in Trypanosoma and metacyclic promastigotes in Leishmania.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0140384]    QuickGO    AmiGO