centromere
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1. a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape (noun.body)
| part meronym | : | chromosome, |
| definition | : | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | centromeric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | centromeric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis (adj.pert) |
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