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basal body


[Gk. basis, foundation] A eukaryotic cell organelle consisting of a 9 + 0 arrangement of microtubule triplets; may organize the microtubule assembly of a cilium or flagellum; structurally identical to [..]
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basal body


A centriole that has given rise to the microtubular system of a cilium or flagellum, and is located just beneath the plasma membrane. Serves as a nucleation site for the growth of the axoneme. basal rosette
Source: mhhe.com

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basal body


Structure at the base of cilia and flagella from which microtubules forming the axoneme radiate; structurally similar to a centriole.
Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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basal body


A short cylindrical array of microtubules and other proteins, found at the base of a eukaryotic cilium or flagellum, that organises the assembly of the axoneme (the bundle of microtubules and other pr [..]
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu





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