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GO: Cellular Component

outer dynein arm

Term ID
GO:0036157
Synonyms
  • outer dynein arm complex
Definition
Outer arm structure present on the outer doublet microtubules of ciliary and flagellar axonemes. Outer dynein arms contain 2-3 heavy chains, two or more intermediate chains and a cluster of 4-8 light chains. Inner and outer dynein arms have different functions in the generation of microtubule-based motility. (2)
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes