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GK QUESTION#3746

The main function of centriole is:

  1. Ato maintain mineral composition in bacterial cell
  2. Bto help plant cell for multiplication
  3. Cto help cell division in animal cellCorrect answer
  4. Dto maintain rigidity in plant cell
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C. to help cell division in animal cell

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Centrioles contribute to centrosome organization in many animal cells and help organize the microtubule system involved in cell division. The surrounding pericentriolar material nucleates most centrosomal microtubules; a centriole is not itself a spindle fibre.

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