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Is flagellum prokaryotic

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Eukariyotic cells have flagella with 9+2 structure. Nine pairs of micro tubules are arranged around a pair

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Prokaryotes can have a flagella, depending on the cell. Animal cells can have one as well, but plant cells do not have a flagella.

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Flagellum is an organelle and organelles are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic. But flagella may be present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes , but they differ in structure.

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Yes, some do, such as the Euglena, and several other free-living eukaryotes.

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Yes they also have. Present in eukariyotes too

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Usually, yes.

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