Anatomy Term: basal body
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XAO ID: 0004615
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Synonyms:
ciliary basal body
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Definition: "A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a cilium that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodelling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth."
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Stage Range:
NF stage 1 to death
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Marker Genes:
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Antibody:
alpha and beta-tubulins Ab1
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