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|colspan="1" style = "font-size:100%; color:black; background: WhiteSmoke"|<span style="color:navy>'''What is a double dot form?'''</span>

Early or late trophozoites where the chromatin dot has two separate masses - a double dot that is sometimes said to resemble a signet ring, although this really only applies for typical ring forms where dots are relatively close together.  


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<span style="font-size:80%">Note how the chromatin dot of the ring form is divided into two purple masses</span>
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<span style="color:navy>'''Species significance'''</span>  

Most often this appearance seen in infection with  ''P.falciparum'' and can be helpful to indicate this species; however the form is not fully specific and may occur in any species.  

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<span style="color:navy>'''Additional images'''</span>

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<span style="font-size:80%">Malaria double chromatin dot forms in: late trophozoite of ''P.ovale'' (A) an early trophozoite of ''P.vivax'' (B) and ealy trophozoite of ''P.knowlesi'' (C)<span>