Which stage of Plasmodium contains "Rhoptries"?

Merozoite

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Sporozoite

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Signet ring stage

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Ookinete

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Solution

The correct option is A Merozoite
Rhoptries are specialized secretory organelles. They are club-shaped organelles connected by thin necks to the extreme apical pole of the parasite. These organelles are characteristic of the motile stages of the Apicomplexa protoans, like the merozoite stage of the Plasmodium.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Merozoite'.

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