centromere
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
centromere (plural centromeres)
- (genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2000, p. 16:
- Every chromosome has a long arm and a short arm separated by a pinch point known as a centromere.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2000, p. 16:
- French: centromère
- German: Zentromer
- Portuguese: centrómero (Portugal), centrômero (Brazil)
- Russian: центроме́ра
- Spanish: centrómero
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