BRAINCAKECentrioles
The centrioles are a pair of microtubules at right angles to each other next to the nucleus of all animal and some protoctist cells.
They are present in most eukaryotic cells except flowering plants and most fungi.
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Key terms in this lesson
- eukaryotic cell
- A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, found in animals, plants, fungi and protoctists.
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