Part of an axoneme consisting in a doublet microtubule. Nine of these outer doublets form the 9+0 axoneme, while the 9+2 axoneme also contains a central pair. Dynein arms attached to the doublets provide the mechanism of movement of the cilium. [ GOC:krc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axoneme GOC:cilia http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5044758 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5664206 GOC:pr ]
Synonyms: axoneme outer doublet
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- cellular anatomical entity
- part of some axoneme
- has part some A axonemal microtubule
- has part some B axonemal microtubule