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Which enzyme catalyses ATP cleavage in flagellar membrane?

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Cytoplasmic dynein
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Axonic dynein
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Kinesis
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Myosin
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Solution

The correct option is B Axonic dynein
The fibrils of cilia and flagella show typical eukaryotic 9+2 arrangement. The central fibrils and side arms of sub fibres are made up of dynein protein (also called as axonal dynein) with ATPase activity.

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