| OBO ID: GO:0007020 |
| Term Name: | microtubule nucleation | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | The process in which tubulin alpha-beta heterodimers begin aggregation to form an oligomeric tubulin structure (a microtubule seed). Microtubule nucleation is the initiating step in the formation of a microtubule in the absence of any existing microtubules ('de novo' microtubule formation). (2) | ||
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| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |
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