CENTROMERE

centromere, kinetochore

(noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; “the centromere is difficult to sequence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

centromere (plural centromeres)

(genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.

Source: Wiktionary



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