Definitions for: Centromere


[n] 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"



Synonyms: kinetochore

See Also: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, chromosome, complex body part, structure

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