(Biyoloji) Kamçı, Flagella ya da Flagellum , ince, uzun ve iplik benzeri organeller olup hücrelerin yüzeyinden çıkar, hareket ve beslenmede kullanılır. Aynı zamanda akıcı madde ve tanecik nakline yararlar
Several long stout hairs on the cell surface which are used for locomotion or food gathering in many microscopic organisms and their larvae
Long whip-like structures used in cellular locomotion Usually flagella are not very numerous, cells have from one to four Flagella are composed of microtubules
(= Funiculus) (Fla-jell-um; plural: flagella [fla-jell-ah]): the part of the antenna beyond the second segment (pedicel) consisting of 3-11 smaller segments
A long locomotory organelle that extends from the surface of certain cells such as most spermatozoa It consists of a 9+2 arrangement of microtubules, nine outer doublets and two inner singlets
Hairlike structure that acts mainly as an organelle of movement in the cells of many living organisms. Characteristic of the protozoan group Mastigophora, flagella also occur on the sex cells of algae, fungi (see fungus), mosses, and slime molds. Flagellar motion causes water currents necessary for respiration and circulation in sponges and cnidarians. Most motile bacteria move by means of flagella. The structures and patterns of movement of flagella in prokaryotes differ from those in eukaryotes. See also cilium
Hair-like structure attached to a cell, used for locomotion in many protists and prokaryotes The prokaryotic flagellum differs from the eukaryotic flagellum in that the prokaryotic flagellum is a solid unit composed primarily of the protein flagellin, while the eukaryotic flagellum is composed of several protein strands bound by a membrane, and does not contain flagellin The eukaryotic flagellum is sometimes referred to as an undulipodium