Kinetochore (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.
Examples
- During mitosis, the sister chromatids are joined together at the kinetochore, where they will eventually separate.
- The kinetochore is an important region on the chromosome that facilitates the attachment of the microtubule fibers.
- Kinetochore assembly is highly regulated to ensure faithful chromosome segregation.
- The kinetochore is the site where the mitotic spindle fibers attach to the chromosome.
- In mitosis, each sister chromatid has a kinetochore at the centromere.