Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Centrosome

Microtubules of the cytoskeleton grow from the centrosome.  The centrosome is located near the nucleus. In animal cells, the centrosome has a pair of centrioles, each with nine triplets of microtubules arranged in a ring.  These centrioles replicate during cell division.  In cell diagrams, the centrosome resembles spider legs. 

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