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Microfilaments, which have been stained with a fluorescent dye, in the cytoskeleton of mouse embryo fibroblasts.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: microfilaments
Definition: a minute fibre, about 5 nanometers in diameter, located in the cytoplasm of cells and important in maintaining their structure
Example:
1. Microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments are all main components of the cytoskeleton.

2. Formation of the gut and body layers resulted from a simple change in the alignment of actin microfilaments in a few cells of the blastula.