Synonyms of centromere

Noun


1. centromere, kinetochore, structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure

usage: a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence"

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