WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0005929

GO:0005929 Name: cilium
  Definition: A specialized eukaryotic organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface and of some cytoplasmic parts. Each cilium is largely bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic (plasma) membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored to a basal body.
  Alt_id: GO:0072372
  Synonym: Exact: eukaryotic flagellum
      microtubule-based flagellum
    Narrow: primary cilium
    Related: flagellum
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0097730
      GO:0031514
    Component (16)
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0043227
      GO:0120025
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR029676
      INTERPRO:IPR033192
      INTERPRO:IPR038844
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0042995
        GO:0043226
        GO:0043227
        GO:0110165
        GO:0120025
      Descendant (115)
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      Marker70
      Marker73
    Picture (25)
    GO_annotation (166)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15