Question

Suppose that the plasma membrane around a eukaryotic flagellum is opened to reveal the axoneme inside. the radial spokes connecting the peripheral microtubule doublets to the central pair are then broken by chemical treatment and atp is added. what is the expected observation?

Answer 1

The flagella of the eukaryotes is composed of the doublet microtubules. The central bundle of these microtubules is known as the anoxeme. In an axoneme, a single pair of the singlet micortubules is surrounded by the nine doublet microtubules. When the plasma membrane of the flagellum is opened to expose the axoneme, and the radial spokes are broken, it will lead to the elongation of the axoneme,