kinetochore
The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the…The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
» Centrosomes act as the microtubule organising centre, where astral, kinetochore, and non-kinetochore microtubules extend from.
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1 sensesThe protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
кинетохо́рkinetoxór
- a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
Examples
1 sentencesCentrosomes act as the microtubule organising centre, where astral, kinetochore, and non-kinetochore microtubules extend from.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From kineto- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “space, locality”).From kineto- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “space, locality”).
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Forms
plural: kinetochores| Singular | kinetochore |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape:centromere