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The main structure of centriole is

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9 + 2 fibrils
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13 globular subunits
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Nine triplets
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is C Nine triplets
Centrioles are minute submicroscopic sub-cylindrical structures which usually occur in pairs (hence, the term diplosome) inside a centrosphere of the centrosome. Each centriole has a cartwheel constitution. There is a whorl of nine peripheral triplet fibrils of tubulin. The three sub fibres of a triplet from outside to inside. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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