Q. Number of protofilament in microtubule is

A) 13
B) 12
C) 5
D) 10
Explanation

Microtubules are electron microscopic structures found only in the eukaryotic cellular structures like cilia, flagella, centriole, etc. The wall of microtubule is 50Å thick, which is formed of 13 parallel prototubules.

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