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axoneme
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The bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of cilia (also called flagella) in eukaryotic cells and is responsible for their movements. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198547684 ]
Term info
Label
axoneme
Synonyms
- ciliary axoneme
- cilium axoneme
- flagellar axoneme
- flagellum axoneme
Subsets
goslim_pir
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Note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent. In diplomonad species, such as Giardia, the axoneme may extend intracellularly up to 5um away from the plane of the plasma membrane.
has alternative id
GO:0035085, GO:0035086
has obo namespace
cellular_component
id
GO:0005930
Term relations
Subclass of:
- cellular anatomical entity
- has part some microtubule
- part of some ciliary plasm
- part of some cytoskeleton
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