centromere
Definitions
The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
Equivalents
12 more languages
Češtinacentromera
Ελληνικάκεντρομερές
Eestitsentromeer
Suomisentromeeri
हिन्दीगुणसूत्रबिंदु
Italianocentromero
한국어중심립
Latviešucentromēra
Portuguêscentrômero
Русскийцентроме́ра
Türkçesentromer
Examples
“The aberrant bivalents with single terminal chiasmata are specially liable to this failure of orientation, presumably because their centromeres lie⟳ exceptionally far apart, as is the case in similar circumstances in a Lilium hybrid with reduced chiasma-frequency.”
“Every chromosome has a long arm and a short arm separated by a pinch point⟳ known as a centromere.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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