HyperDic: centromere

English > 1 sense of the word centromere:
NOUNbodycentromere, kinetochorea specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
English > centromere: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape.
Example"the centromere is difficult to sequence"
Synonymkinetochore
Part ofchromosomeA threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Spanishcentrómero, cinetocoro
Catalancentròmer, cinetocoro
Adjectivesacentriclacking a centromere
acrocentrichaving a subterminal centromere
centromericpertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
metacentrichaving two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
telocentrichaving the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position

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