Basal Body At Biology Glossary
What is it? 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 proteins forming the core of each cilium or flagellum).Bio Definition Added By: Caroline
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