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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

The Centrosome Structure

The Centrosome Structure

The centrosome consists of two centrioles that lie at right angles to each other. Each centriole is a cylinder made up of nine triplets of microtubules. Nontubulin proteins (indicated by the green lines) hold the microtubule triplets together.

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