The prokaryotic flagellum has three parts in the order from cytoplasm to external environment:

A. filament, hook, basal body
B. filament, basal body, hook
C. basal body, hook, filament
D. hook, basal body, filament
E. basal body, filament, hook


Answer: C. basal body, hook, filament

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