centromere

[ sen-truh-meer ]

/ ˈsɛn trəˌmɪər /

noun Cell Biology.

a specialized structure on the chromosome, appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together and form an X shape.

Origin of centromere

First recorded in 1920–25; centro- + -mere

OTHER WORDS FROM centromere

cen·tro·mer·ic

[sen-truh-mer-ik, -meer-], /ˌsɛn trəˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby centromere

centroid, centrokinesia, centrolecithal, centrolinead, centromedian nucleus, centromere, centromere banding stain, centronuclear myopathy, centrosome, centrosphere, centrostaltic

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British Dictionary definitions for centromere

centromere

/ (ˈsɛntrəˌmɪə) /

noun

the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis

Derived forms of centromere

centromeric (ˌsɛntrəˈmɛrɪk, -ˈmɪərɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for centromere

centromere

[ sĕn′trə-mîr′ ]

n.

The most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis.kinetochore

Scientific definitions for centromere

centromere

[ sĕn′trə-mîr′ ]

The region of the chromosome to which the spindle fiber is attached during cell division (both mitosis and meiosis). The centromere is the constricted point at which the two chromatids forming the chromosome are joined together. See more at meiosis mitosis.

单词	centromere
释义	centromere [ sen-truh-meer ] / ˈsɛn trəˌmɪər / noun Cell Biology. a specialized structure on the chromosome, appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together and form an X shape. Origin of centromere First recorded in 1920–25; centro- + -mere OTHER WORDS FROM centromere cen·tro·mer·ic [sen-truh-mer-ik, -meer-], /ˌsɛn trəˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-/, adjective Words nearby centromere centroid, centrokinesia, centrolecithal, centrolinead, centromedian nucleus, centromere, centromere banding stain, centronuclear myopathy, centrosome, centrosphere, centrostaltic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for centromere centromere / (ˈsɛntrəˌmɪə) / noun the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis Derived forms of centromere centromeric (ˌsɛntrəˈmɛrɪk, -ˈmɪərɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for centromere centromere [ sĕn′trə-mîr′ ] n. The most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis.kinetochore The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for centromere centromere [ sĕn′trə-mîr′ ] The region of the chromosome to which the spindle fiber is attached during cell division (both mitosis and meiosis). The centromere is the constricted point at which the two chromatids forming the chromosome are joined together. See more at meiosis mitosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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