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MTOC logo #20973Synonym for microtubule organising centre ... <cell biology> Rather amorphous region of cytoplasm from which microtubules radiate. The pattern and number of microtubules is determined by the microtubule organising centre. ... The pericentriolar region is the major microtubule organising centre in animal cells, the basal body of a cilium is an...
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MTOC logo #10444See microtubule organizing centre.
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MTOC logo #20010(microtubule organizing center) MTOCs are bundles of protein tubes which may be found at the base of a eukaryotic flagellum. In animals, they also function in creating the arrays of microtubules that pull the chromosomes apart during mitosis.
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