Microtubules are absent in : -

2 2001 AIPMT Cell: The Unit of LifeCytoskeleton – microtubules Easy
Microtubules are absent in : -
A Mitochondria
B Flagella
C Spindle fibres
D Centriole

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Microtubules are hollow tubes of tubulin. They form the axoneme of cilia and flagella (9 + 2), the spindle fibres, and the centrioles and basal bodies (9 triplets).
Mitochondria are double membrane-bound organelles with cristae and matrix; they do not contain microtubules.
So microtubules are absent in mitochondria.

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