Centrosome Flashcards
1
Q
centrosome is an organelle usually containing two cylindrical structures called
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centrioles
2
Q
centrosome is surrounded by which material
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an amorphous pericentriolar
3
Q
fibrils of centriole are called what due to presence of three sub fibres
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triplet fibrils
4
Q
centre of centriole possesses a rod-shaped mass known as
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hub
5
Q
from hub of centriole, nine proteinaceous strands developed towards the peripheral triplet fibrils are called
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radial spokes
6
Q
presence of radial spokes and peripheral fibrils in centriole gives it which appearance
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cartwheel
7
Q
does centriole have a membrane
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no
8
Q
functions of centrioles
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help in formation of basal bodies which give rise to cilia and flagella
form the spindle fibres that give rise to spindle apparatus during cell division
