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Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F) regarding cilia and flagella of eukaryotic cells.
The axoneme usually has nine pairs of triplets of radially arranged peripheral microtubules.

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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
  • Axoneme refers to the cytoskeletal structure which forms the central strand of a cilium or a flagellum.
  • It is composed of an array of microtubules which typically consists of nine pairs of doublet around two single central ones.
So the correct answer is 'False'.

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