[flə-jĕĺəm]
(n.)A long, threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of…
(n.)A whip.
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A flagellum (pronounced /fləˈdʒɛləm/ , plural: flagella ) is a tail-like projection that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and functions in locomotion...
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The bacterial flagellum is an example of what Michael Behe describes as an irreducibly complex system. In his book, Darwin's Black Box, he explains that such irreducibly complex systems could not have arisen by a gradual step-by-step Darwinian process.
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A detailed and testable scenario for the evolutionary origin of the bacterial flagellum. ... Figure 1: Composite electron micrograph of the flagellum basal body and hook...
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English: A Gram-negative bacterial flagellum. ... A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a long, slender projection from the cell butt body, whose function is to propel a unicellular or small multicellular organism. The depicted type of flagellum is found in bacteria such as E.
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Bacterial flagellum ... Eukaryotic flagellum ... The bacterial flagellum is driven by a rotary engine composed of protein, located at the flagellum's anchor point on the inner cell membrane.
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The Flagellum Unspun; The Collapse of "Irreducible Complexity" ... Figure 1: The eubacterial flagellum. The flagellum is an ion-powered rotary motor, anchored in the membranes surrounding the bacterial cell. This schematic diagram highlights the assembly process of the bacterial flagellar filament and the cap-filament complex.
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Cilia and flagella are projections from the cell. They are made up of microtubules , as shown in this cartoon and are covered by an extension of the plasma membrane. The primary purpose of cilia in mammalian cells is to move fluid, mucous, ... This figure shows a cross section of a cilium next to a longitudinal section. Below,
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The assemblage of motor and filament is called a flagellum. The concerted motion of several flagella enables a cell to swim. ... Above: Scale drawing of Escherichia coli, showing one flagellum, truncated, and three porins (protein channels that allow the entry of water-soluble nutrients). A typical cell has up to six...
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