Meaning

1 senses

  1. The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.

    Zentromer

    центроме́раcentroméra

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

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Each chromosome has a constriction point called the centromere, which divides the chromosome into two sections, or “arms.”

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Translations

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By meaning 1
region of a eukaryotic chromosome:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
region of a eukaryotic chromosome:

Origin

Borrowed from German Centromer, corresponding to centro- + -mere (from Ancient Greek μέρος

Borrowed from German Centromer, corresponding to centro- + -mere (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”)).

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Forms

plural: centromeres
Singularcentromere
Pluralcentromeres

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape:kinetochore

Word family

8 related words
Relatedcentromeric
Derivedanticentromereautocentromerecentromeralcentromerelikeholocentromereneocentromerepericentromere

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
centrifugalcentrismcentristcentrosomecenturyA2cephalopodceramic

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