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Flagella

(noun) Plural form of flagellum.


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Mammalian Gametes

... enzymes to eat thru the outer slimy layer that surrounds the egg cell. It has concentrated all of its mitocondria to the end where there is the flagella for motility. The egg cell is full of maternal mRNA that are silenced till fertilization. It also has vesicles just under the plasma membrane ...

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by kolean
Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:41 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Mammalian Gametes
Replies: 3
Views: 48

AMPHITRICHOUS MOVEMENT

I can think it's probably by the direction of flagellar spin. Bacteria move by 'spinning' their flagella and thus the arrangement of flagellin helices which construct flagella is in certain direction (either right spin or left spin). So, I can say ...

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by victor
Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:11 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: AMPHITRICHOUS MOVEMENT
Replies: 3
Views: 930

AMPHITRICHOUS MOVEMENT

... ultimately signals which way the flagellum should turn, resulting in either forward movement or change in direction. Theoretically, because the flagella at both ends are on the same bacteria and therefore in approximately the same region of whatever solution the bacterium is in, should they ...

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by Elersong
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:55 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: AMPHITRICHOUS MOVEMENT
Replies: 3
Views: 930

Motion of Olfactory Cilia?

... parallel and interconnected actin bundles(because that falls under microvillus). A microbiology professor of mine suggested we called EK cilia and flagella "Undulipods" and use cilium for all the other uses of the word. However, though probably correct, such a distinction would be impossible ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:06 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Motion of Olfactory Cilia?
Replies: 7
Views: 2102

Motility

Except for fungus,Candida albicans, everything on your list is motile. You are right about flagella. For the domain question, you will need to decide whether your baceria (2 on the list) belong to Archaea (archaebacteria) or Bacteria (eubacteria). Good luck.

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by Cat
Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:05 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Motility
Replies: 3
Views: 1035
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