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Kinetochore

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Noun

1. centromere, kinetochore

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

Example Sentences:
'the centromere is difficult to sequence'

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Kinetochore

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noun
a centromere, a protein structure found in chromosomes

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Kinetochore

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noun
centromere

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Kinetochore

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n.
Either of two submicroscopic attachment points for chromosomal microtubules, present on each centromere during the process of cell division.

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