“Centrosome”term was first used by T.Boweri . This is found mostly in animal cell and some algae.
Each centrosome includes two pairs of “Centrioles”. Both pairs are placed at the angle of 90⁰ from one another. Centrioles of a pair are termed as “Diplosomes”. A centriole is composed of nine triplet of microtubules. These triplets are arranged around a hub and embedded in amorphous dense substance. A circle around centriole is called as centrosphere.RNA is also present in centrosome.
Centrosome participates in cell division.
