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SOME cilia and flagella beat in a complex three-dimensional manner, and, in addition, the angular velocity at the tip is greater than at the base. Presumably the bundle of fibrils which make up a cilium or flagellum contains both conducting and contractile elements1. Trypanosome flagella, in common with most flagella and cilia, have 9 peripheral and 2 central fibres2.
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WALKER, P. Organization of Function in Trypanosome Flagella. Nature 189, 1017–1018 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1891017a0
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