Look up: centromere

1. centromere
   Type: Term Pronunciation: sen′trō-mēr Definitions: 1. The nonstaining primary constriction of a chromosome that is the point of attachment of the spindle fiber; provides the mechanism of chromosome movement during cell division; the centromere divides the chromosome into two arms, an...
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2. Centromere
   The central portion of the chromosome to which the spindle fibers attach during mitotic and meiotic division.
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3. centromere
   [n] - 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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4. Centromere
   Centromere: The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell. The centromere is a uniquely specialized region of the chromosome to which spindle fibers attach during cell division. The human centromere contains a 3-million-base stretch ...
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5. centromere
   the centre of movement of the chromosome,which at anaphase of mitosis or meiosis leads the way when the chromosomes pass to the poles Category: Medicine
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6. centromere
   The region in eukaryote chromosomes where daughter chromatids are joined together. The kinetochore, to which the spindle chromosomes are attached, lies adjacent to the centromere. The centromeric DNA codes for the kinetochore.
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7. centromere
   <cell biology> The region in eukaryote chromosomes where daughter chromatids are joined together. ... The kinetochore, to which the spindle chromosomes are attached, lies adjacent to the centromere. The centromeric DNA codes for the kinetochore. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. centromere
   kinetochore noun 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`
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9. centromere
   (sen´tro-mēr) the region of the chromosome at which the chromatids are joined and by which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division. adj., centromer´ic., adj. Position of the centromere in (A) metacentric; (B) submetacentric; (C) acrocentric; and...
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10. centromere
    (from the article `heredity`) When the chromosomes condense during cell division, they have already undergone replication. Each chromosome thus consists of two identical replicas, ... ...the chromonemata coil up and are surrounded by a protein sheath, forming a tiny rod, or chromosome. Each chromosome actually consists of a set of ... ...
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11. centromere
    centromere The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome which is essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell. The centromere is a uniquely specialized region of the chromosome to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.
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12. centromere
    A specialized chromosome region to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.
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13. Centromere
    A specialized chromosome region to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.
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14. centromere
    The constricted region, containing no genes, near the center of a human chromosome that appears only during cell division. When chromosomes shrink during meiosis or mitosis, the centromere is the region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids are joined to one another. It also connects the...
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15. centromere
    (sen;truo-mer) The central region of a chromosome to which the chromosomal arms are attached.
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16. centromere
    (sen;truo-mer) The central region of a chromosome to which the chromosomal arms are attached.
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