Q.

A 9+2 arrangement of microtubules is observed in one of the following? 
A) Cilia  
B)  Eukaryotic flagella 
C)  Centrioles  
D)  Prokaryotic flagella 

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a

A & D only

b

A & B only

c

B & C only

d

A & C only

answer is D.

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Flagella are comparatively longer and responsible for cell movement. The prokaryotic bacteria also possess flagella but these are structurally different from that of the eukaryotic flagella.

Eukaryotic flagella : The electron microscopic study of a cilium or the flagellum show that they are covered with plasma membrane. Their core called the axoneme, possesses a number of microtubules running parallel to the long axis. 

The axoneme usually has nine pairs of doublets of radially arranged peripheral microtubules, and a pair of centrally located microtubules. Such an arrangement of axonemal microtubules is referred to as the 9+2 array

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