Question

Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
Both the cilium and flagellum emerge from basal bodies.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• A basal body can be defined as a protein structure which is found at the base of a eukaryotic undulipodium (cilia or flagella).
  
• It acts as a nucleation site for the growth of the axoneme microtubules.
• The basal bodies undergo a transition to form the cytoskeletal structure present in cilia or flagella called the axoneme.
• So the correct answer is 'True'.