centromere

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɛntɹəˌmiɚ/

Noun

centromere (plural centromeres)

1. (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.

Translations

• French: centromère
• German: Zentromer
• Portuguese: centrómero (Portugal), centrômero (Brazil)
• Russian: центроме́ра
• Spanish: centrómero

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