How do flagella bend?

a. myosin motor proteins slide microtubules over each other
b. dynein motor proteins slide microtubule doublets over each other
c. myosin motor proteins slide actin filaments over each other
d. microfilaments contract due to the action of kinesin
e. actin filaments contract due to the action of myosin


ANSWER: b

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