Preferred Name |
basal body |
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Synonyms |
ciliary basal body |
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Definitions |
A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a cilium that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodelling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004615 |
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database_cross_reference |
GO:0005932 |
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definition |
A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a cilium that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodelling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth. |
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ends during | ||
has_obo_namespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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has_related_synonym |
ciliary basal body |
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id |
XAO:0004615 |
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label |
basal body |
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notation |
XAO:0004615 |
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prefLabel |
basal body |
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starts during | ||
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subClassOf |