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The electron microscope has revealed that one of the components within the cell consists of pinwheel array of 9 triplets of microtubules arranged to form a hollow tube. This structure is a ________.

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centrioles

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Centrioles are formed by 9 main microtubules each having a pair attached to it. Centrioles are rod-shaped structures located just outside the nuclear membrane. They form spindle fibres during cell division in animal cells. They also form cilia and flagella in protozoans.

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