A merozoite is a cellular product of schizogony in protozoans that can either reinfect host cells to become trophozoites again or develop into male and female gametes during sexual reproduction.

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Schizogony is an asexual reproduction method in protozoans where a cell's nucleus undergoes multiple divisions before the cell divides into numerous smaller cells called merozoites, which are stored within structures known as schizonts.

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A schizont is a cellular structure in protozoans that houses and stores the merozoites produced during schizogony.

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