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tubulin

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
  • Definition: a globular protein that is the basic structural component of microtubules
  • Example:
    1. Both actin and tubulin form long threads that pass throughout the cell providing structural support and the basis for movement.

    2. Chromosomes are pulled apart by tubulin spindle fibres and dragged to opposite ends of the parental cell.


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