adjective. Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line: in Polynesia inheritance of land was predominantly patrilineal. More example sentences. 1  Polygyny is prevalent and even in groups without traditional patrilineal descent, Islam has strengthened male control of women.elating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line: in Polynesia inheritance of land was predominantly patrilineal.
The cell nucleus is a membrane bound structure that contains the cell's hereditary information and controls the cell's growth and reproduction. It is the command center of a eukaryotic cell and is commonly the most prominent organelle in a cell.
Three basic parts compose the flagellum all of which are highly conserved throughout prokaryotic organisms: the filament, the hook, and the basal body. The filament is a long, helical structure composed of approximately 20,000 monomer proteins known as flagellin. The flagellin monomers self-assemble into a long, helical structure that is about 20nm in width and 10um in length.