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ax·o·neme

 (ăk′sə-nēm′)
n.
A bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that makes up the core of a cilium or flagellum, consisting of nine pairs of microtubules arranged around two single microtubules.
[Greek axōn, axis + Greek nēma, thread; see (s)nē- in Indo-European roots.]
ax′o·ne′mal adj.
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axoneme

(ˈæksəˌniːm)
n
the part of a cell, consisting of proteins and microtubes, which forms the core
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ax•o•neme

(ˈæk səˌnim)

n.
the shaft within a flagellum or cilium, containing twenty microtubules arranged as nine doublets and two singlets.
[1900–05; < Greek áxōn axis + nêma thread]
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Mean [t.sub.f] Mean fs [+ or -] Mean Seed for microtubule [+ or -] standard standard error assembly error 0.55 [+ or -] 0.09 3.85 [+ or -] 0.57 4.4 Axoneme - XMAP215 (n = 5) (n = 17) 0.63 [+ or -] 0.11 2.33 [+ or -] 0.37 2.96 Axoneme + XMAP215 (n = 6) (n = 11) 0.44 [+ or -] 0.04 0.54 [+ or -] 0.08 0.98 Microtubule fragments (n = 8) (n = 6) Mean [t.sub.f] Reference [+ or -] standard error 0.55 [+ or -] 0.09 [10] (n = 5) 0.63 [+ or -] 0.11 [10] (n = 6) 0.44 [+ or -] 0.04 [11] (n = 8) n: number of samples measured.
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