Centrosome is not present in _____.

Cells of higher plants

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Cells of lower plants

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Cells of higher animals

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Cells of prokaryotes

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Solution

The correct options are
A Cells of higher plants
D Cells of prokaryotes
Centrosomes are organelles responsible for the organisation and nucleation of microtubules and also regulate the cell cycle during cellular division. The centrosome is an organelle that is the main place where cell microtubules are organised. They occur only in lower plant and animal cells.They are absent in prokaryote and also in higher plants.

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