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obsolete flagellum
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This term is obsolete
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GO:0009288,GO:0005929
OBSOLETE. Long whiplike or feathery structures borne either singly or in groups by the motile cells of many bacteria and unicellular eukaryotes and by the motile male gametes of many eukaryotic organisms, which propel the cell through a liquid medium. [ https://www.uniprot.org/keywords/KW-0282 ]
Term info
Label
obsolete flagellum
Synonyms
- flagellum
comment
This term was made obsolete because it was an unnecessary grouping term. Eukaryotic flagella were deemed to be equivalent to cilia and merged, so the only remaining child to this term was 'bacterial-type flagellum ; GO:0009288'.
consider
GO:0009288, GO:0005929
has alternative id
GO:0008223
has obo namespace
cellular_component
id
GO:0019861