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Both centrioles in a centrosome lie ..........(i)........ to each other and each of them contains ....(ii)..... peripheral fibril so ........(iii)......... array is present.
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Options:
  • A (i) Parallel (ii) Triplet (iii) 9+0
  • B (i) Perpendicular (ii) Doublets (iii) 9+0
  • C (i) Parallel (ii) Doublet (iii) 9 + 0
  • D (i) Perpendicular (ii) Triplet (iii) 9+0
Solution:
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The correct answer is: (i) Perpendicular (ii) Triplet (iii) 9+0
Centrosome consists of two centrioles which lies perpendicular to each other and a pair of centriole is called as diplosome. Each centriole consists of nine peripheral fibril and a central protein hub. It thus shows 9+0 arrangement.

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