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centromere

/'s/E/ntr/@/,m/i/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape

    noun.body

    Examples
    The centromere is difficult to sequence.
    Synonyms kinetochore

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

centroidalcentrolecithalcentrolineadcentrolinealcentrolobiumcentrolobium robustumcentromericcentropistes striatacentropomidaecentropomuscentropristiscentropristis philadelphica

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