GO:0005929
OBSOLETE. Any constituent part of a cilium, a specialized eukaryotic organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface. Each cilium is bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic (plasma) membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored basally in a centriole. [ GOC:cilia GOC:jl ]
Synonyms: cilium part microtubule-based flagellum part cilial part
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