The '9+2' arrangement of microtubules is characteristic of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The '9+2' arrangement of microtubules is characteristic of:
A. Centrioles and basal bodies
B. Intermediate filaments
C. Cilia and flagella
D. Mitotic spindle fibers
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The '9+2' arrangement refers to nine doublets of microtubules surrounding a central pair, which is the classic axoneme structure of motile cilia and flagella. Centrioles and basal bodies possess a '9+0' arrangement (nine triplets, no central pair). Mitotic spindle fibers are single microtubules, and intermediate filaments lack a tubular microtubule structure entirely.

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