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The movement of cilia and flagella is du...

The movement of cilia and flagella is due to the presence of

A

(a) radial spokes

B

(b) central sheath

C

(c) singlet microtubules

D

(d) dyneins

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D
The protein responsible for movement of cilia and flagella was first discovered and named dynein in 1963. Dynein is a motor protein in cells which converts the chemical energy contained in ATP into the mechanical energy of movement.
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