Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

languagetranslateconnectiondictionaryvoice

Meaning of centromere

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

centromere

Pronunciation:/ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə//ˈsɛntɹəˌmiɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/centromere

Related words

submediansubterminalcentromercentrochromatinkinomeremetapolycentromeretelocentrosomeholocentromere