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axoneme

Term: axoneme
αxo+neme

Origin: Anc Greek
άξων/axon (=axis)
+νήμα/nema(=thread)

Definition

the central core of a cilium or flagellum, containing 20 microtubules arranged as  9 doublets and two singlets.

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