What does treatment of a sperm axoneme with 0.6 M NaCl do to its structure?
A)It removes both arms from the A microtubule.
B)It selectively removes the outer arms from the A microtubule.
C)It selectively removes the inner arms from the A microtubule.
D)It selectively removes the outer arms from the B microtubule.
E)It selectively removes the inner arms from the B microtubule.

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Treatment of a sperm axoneme with 0.6 M NaCl selectively removes the outer arms from the A microtubule. This results in a structure known as the axonemal doublet. The inner arms remain intact and are responsible for the sliding of microtubules during flagellar motion.

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