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axoneme

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ax·o·neme  (ks-nm)
n.
1. The bundle of fibrils that constitutes the central core of a cilium or flagellum.
2. The axial thread of a chromosome.

[Greek axn, axis + Greek nma, thread; see (s)n- in Indo-European roots.]

axo·nemal adj.


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The axoneme of flagellum (9+2 microtubules) and its plasma membrane was extended symmetrically into two ridges that were clearly observed in TEM (fig.
The latter exhibits the typical axoneme structure of nine paired peripheral microtubules and two central ones.
 
 
 
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