Cell Structure: Subcellular Components

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

Eukaryotic cilia and flagella have an internal structure of microtubules in a "9+2" arrangement. This arrangement consists of

  • A

    9 microtubule doublets surrounding 2 central singlets

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  • B

    9 microtubule singlets surrounding 2 central doublets

  • C

    11 randomly arranged microtubules anchored to a basal body

  • D

    9 actin filaments surrounding 2 central myosin bundles

Explanation

The classic 9+2 axoneme: nine outer doublets ringing two central singlet microtubules.

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