Meaning | A specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape. |
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Example | "the centromere is difficult to sequence" |
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Synonym | kinetochore |
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Part of | chromosome | A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
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Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
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Spanish | centrómero, cinetocoro |
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Catalan | centròmer, cinetocoro |
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Adjectives | acentric | lacking a centromere |
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acrocentric | having a subterminal centromere |
centromeric | pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis |
metacentric | having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere |
telocentric | having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position |