| 1. | During the ookinete stage, genetic recombination can occur.
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| 2. | The ookinete penetrates an intestinal cell of the fly and matures into an oocyst.
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| 3. | The zygote then develops into an ookinete.
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| 4. | It is now known as ookinete.
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| 5. | The zygote and ookinete are the only diploid stages of " P . falciparum ".
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| 6. | This takes place if the ookinete was formed from male and female gametes derived from different populations.
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| 7. | Zygotes then develop into a motile form called an ookinete, which penetrates the wall of the midgut.
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| 8. | The pointed ends of ookinete penetrate the stomach wall and come to lie below its outer epithelial layer.
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| 9. | The diploid ookinete is an invasive form of " P . falciparum " within the mosquito.
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| 10. | The zygote ( or ookinete ) grows within the cell and undergoes meiosis followed by several rounds of mitosis.
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