# ciliary basal body

> membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a eukaryotic cilium (also called flagellum) that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site o

**Wikidata**: [Q21096453](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21096453)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ciliary-basal-body


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023