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Microtubule

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Microtubule Definition

A cylindrical cytoplasmic element, 20 to 27 nm in diameter and of variable length, that occurs widely in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells; microtubules increase in number during mitosis and meiosis, where they may be related to movement of the chromosomes or chromatids on the nuclear spindle during nuclear division.

Microtubule Synonyms

Microtubule, Micro Tubule, Micro-tubule

Terms in Microtubule category

Cilium Microtubule
Microtubule Triplet



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