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flagellum |
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| Definitions |
whiplike motility appendage present on cell surfaces; eukaryote flagella arise from basal bodies, and are composed of nine pairs of microtubules arrayed around a central pair; flagella are common to all mastigophoran protozoa and occur in such specialized cells as spermatozoa; bacterial flagella are thinner and simpler, composed of strands of flagellin; flagella have the same basic structure as cilia but are longer in proportion to the cell bearing them and present in much smaller numbers. |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0595-6140 |
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C0016192 |
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| definition |
whiplike motility appendage present on cell surfaces; eukaryote flagella arise from basal bodies, and are composed of nine pairs of microtubules arrayed around a central pair; flagella are common to all mastigophoran protozoa and occur in such specialized cells as spermatozoa; bacterial flagella are thinner and simpler, composed of strands of flagellin; flagella have the same basic structure as cilia but are longer in proportion to the cell bearing them and present in much smaller numbers. |
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| DID |
0595-6140 |
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0595-6140 |
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| prefLabel |
flagellum |
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| tui |
T026 |
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