Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The bundle of fibrils that constitutes the central core of a cilium or flagellum.
- noun The axial thread of a chromosome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the threads or strands in the central portion of the contractile stalk of Vorticellidæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A bundle of nine
microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of acilium , with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium ismotile
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Berriman and coworkers write of trypanosomes: The proteins of the flagellar axoneme appeared to be extremely well conserved.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Thus, the 9+2 axoneme, which arose very early in eukaryotic evolution, appears to be constructed around a core set of proteins that are conserved in organisms possessing flagella and cilia Berriman, M., et al.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Essentially, a multiprotein system known as intraflagellar transport, or IFT, attaches to the cilium axonome (the 9+2 structure made of microtubules, which are made of tubulin), grabs the necessary protein subunits (like tubulin) from inside the cell, and “walks” them along the axoneme of the cilium out to the tip, where the subunits are deposited.
Of cilia and silliness (more on Behe) - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Thus, the 9+2 axoneme, which arose very early in eukaryotic evolution, appears to be constructed around a core set of proteins that are conserved in organisms possessing flagella and cilia Berriman, M., et al.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Thus, the 9+2 axoneme, which arose very early in eukaryotic evolution, appears to be constructed around a core set of proteins that are conserved in organisms possessing flagella and cilia Berriman, M., et al.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Berriman and coworkers write of trypanosomes: The proteins of the flagellar axoneme appeared to be extremely well conserved.
Of cilia and silliness (more on Behe) - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Berriman and coworkers write of trypanosomes: The proteins of the flagellar axoneme appeared to be extremely well conserved.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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Thus, the 9+2 axoneme, which arose very early in eukaryotic evolution, appears to be constructed around a core set of proteins that are conserved in organisms possessing flagella and cilia Berriman, M., et al.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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… Thus, the 9+2 axoneme, which arose very early in eukaryotic evolution, appears to be constructed around a core set of proteins that are conserved in organisms possessing flagella and cilia Berriman, M., et al.
Of cilia and silliness (more on Behe) - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Berriman and coworkers write of trypanosomes: The proteins of the flagellar axoneme appeared to be extremely well conserved.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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