noun
a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
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the centromere is difficult to sequence
• Syn: ↑centromere
• Derivationally related forms: ↑centromeric (for: ↑centromere)
• Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑bodily structure, ↑body structure
• Part Holonyms: ↑chromosome
Useful english dictionary. 2012.