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Centriole vs Procentriole - What's the difference?

centriole | procentriole |

In biology terms the difference between centriole and procentriole

is that centriole is a barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division) while procentriole is the early developmental stage of a centriole or basal body.

centriole

English

(wikipedia centriole)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).

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    procentriole

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia procentriole) (en noun)
  • (biology) The early developmental stage of a centriole or basal body