Which of the following statements about centriole is correct?
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It is invariably found in plants and animal cells. Incorrect.
• Centrioles are present in animal cells but usually absent in higher plants (they lack centrioles, though basal bodies may occur in lower plants).
It has its own DNA. Incorrect.
• Centrioles do not have their own DNA or protein synthesizing machinery (unlike mitochondria and chloroplasts).
It is duplicated in late
phase - Incorrect.
• Centrioles duplicate in S phase, not in late
.
It is not surrounded by a unit membrane. Correct.
• Centrioles are made of microtubules (9 triplets) and lack a bounding membrane.
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