Cell Component
axoneme Audio
ax·o·neme [ ak-suh-neem ]
Subclass of:
Microtubules
Definitions related to axoneme:
  • A bundle of MICROTUBULES and MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS forming the core of each CILIUM or FLAGELLUM. In most eukaryotic cilia or flagella, an axoneme shaft has 20 microtubules arranged in nine doublets and two singlets.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of cilia (also called flagella) in eukaryotic cells and is responsible for their movements.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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