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centromere

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə/Part of speech nounSorted ceeemnorrtStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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

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  • Every chromosome has a long arm and a short arm separated by a pinch point known as a centromere.

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