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centrosome

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centrosome

Summary

centrosome is a cellular component[1]. centrosome has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • centrosome is credited with the discovery of Theodor Boveri[3].
  • centrosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4].
  • centrosome is a type of microtubule organizing center[5].
  • centrosome is a type of nonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle[6].
  • centrosome's Commons category is recorded as Centrosome[7].
  • centrosome comprises centriole[8].
  • centrosome comprises pericentriolar material[9].
  • centrosome's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Centrosome[10].
  • centrosome's topic has template is recorded as Template:Centrosome[11].
  • centrosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005813[12].

Body

Definition and Type

centrosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[4]. Recorded subclass of include microtubule organizing center[5] and nonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle[6].

Use and Application

Components include centriole[8], a cellular component[13] and pericentriolar material[9], a cellular component[14].

Why It Matters

centrosome has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] centrosome is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Historical roots of centrosome research: discovery of Boveri's microscope slides in Würzburg. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Centrosome
    Topic has template → Template:Centrosome
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → centriole, pericentriolar material
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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