<P> The microtubule - organizing center ( MTOC ) is a structure found in eukaryotic cells from which microtubules emerge . MTOCs have two main functions : the organization of eukaryotic flagella and cilia and the organization of the mitotic and meiotic spindle apparatus , which separate the chromosomes during cell division . The MTOC is a major site of microtubule nucleation and can be visualized in cells by immunohistochemical detection of γ - tubulin . The morphological characteristics of MTOCs vary between the different phyla and kingdoms . In animals , the two most important types of MTOCs are the basal bodies associated with cilia and the centrosome associated with spindle formation . </P>
<P> The microtubule - organizing center ( MTOC ) is a structure found in eukaryotic cells from which microtubules emerge . MTOCs have two main functions : the organization of eukaryotic flagella and cilia and the organization of the mitotic and meiotic spindle apparatus , which separate the chromosomes during cell division . The MTOC is a major site of microtubule nucleation and can be visualized in cells by immunohistochemical detection of γ - tubulin . The morphological characteristics of MTOCs vary between the different phyla and kingdoms . In animals , the two most important types of MTOCs are the basal bodies associated with cilia and the centrosome associated with spindle formation . </P>
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the -- -- -- -- is often called the microtubule organizing center
eukaryotic cells
eukaryotic cells