what do you mean by centrioles and what are its functions?
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A centriole is an organelle that helps cells divide, or make copies of themselves. Centrioles are only found in animal cells. All centrioles are made of protein strands called microtubules. Centrioles are made of nine triplets of microtubules arranged in a cylinder.
ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴄʏʟɪɴᴅʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀɢᴀɴᴇʟʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴜʙᴜʟɪɴ. ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴇᴜᴋᴀʀʏᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴄᴇʟʟs. ᴀ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪʀ ᴏғ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇs, sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ sʜᴀᴘᴇʟᴇss ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴅᴇɴsᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ, ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴀʀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴜᴘ ᴀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴏsᴏᴍᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴅɪᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴄᴇʟʟs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀɪᴏʟᴇs ʜᴇʟᴘ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪɴᴅʟᴇ ғɪʙᴇʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴏsᴏᴍᴇs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴇʟʟ ᴅɪᴠɪsɪᴏɴ (ᴍɪᴛᴏsɪs).