Centromere (Noun)

Meaning

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Kinetochore

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Related Words

• Centromeric (adjective)