loading...| 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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| hasOBONamespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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| hasRelatedSynonym |
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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