A thin, crescent-shaped organism with a single flagellum originating from a basal body and which folds back laterally across the cell would most likely be a member of the genus
A) Trypanosoma.
B) Glossina.
C) Entamoeba.
D) Gambiense.

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The description of a thin, crescent-shaped organism with a single flagellum originating from a basal body and which folds back laterally across the cell matches the characteristics of the genus Trypanosoma. Glossina is a genus of tsetse flies that vector African trypanosomes such as Trypanosoma brucei, while Entamoeba is a genus of amoeboid protozoa and Gambiense is a subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei, which causes African sleeping sickness.

A Thin, Crescent-Shaped Organism with a Single Flagellum Originating from a Basal