axoneme assembly

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Nameaxoneme assembly
IDGO_0035082
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Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0035083, GO:0035084

Exact synonym

ciliary axoneme assembly, cilium axoneme assembly, flagellar axoneme assembly, flagellum axoneme assembly

Description

The assembly and organization of an axoneme, the bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of cilia (also called flagella) in eukaryotic cells and is responsible for their movements.

Related synonym

axoneme biogenesis, cilium axoneme biogenesis

Comment

Note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent.

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