1. 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"
   - kinetochore

Derived forms: centromeres

See also: acentric, acrocentric, centromeric, metacentric, telocentric

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Part of: chromosome

Encyclopedia: Centromere

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