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The arrangement of microtubules in centriole is
  1. 11+0
  2. 2+9
  3. 9+2
  4. 9+3

A
9+2
B
2+9
C
9+3
D
11+0
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In cell biology, a centriole is a cylindrical cell structure composed mainly of a protein called tubulin that is found in most eukaryotic cells. It is made from nine triplets of microtubules formed into a cylinder. The pattern of the microtubules for a ring of 9 microtubules known as "triplets" and the microtubules are attached to other two partial microtubules. Thus the correct answer is option A.

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