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basal bodies

basal bodies is the plural of basal body.

Meaning of basal body

Noun

basal body (plural basal bodies)

  1. A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.

Questions about basal bodies

What is basal bodies the plural of?
Basal bodies is the plural of basal body.

Words near basal bodies in the dictionary

  1. basaji
  2. Basak
  3. Basak Pardo
  4. Basak San Nicolas
  5. basal
  6. basal bodies
  7. basal body
  8. basal bristle
  9. basal bristles
  10. basal cell
  11. basal cell carcinoma

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