Meaning of centromere | Babel Free
ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪəDefinitions
The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
Equivalents
Čeština
centromera
Deutsch
Zentromer
Ελληνικά
κεντρομερές
Español
centrómero
Eesti
tsentromeer
Suomi
sentromeeri
Français
centromère
हिन्दी
गुणसूत्रबिंदु
Italiano
centromero
한국어
중심립
Latviešu
centromēra
Português
centrômero
Русский
центроме́ра
Türkçe
sentromer
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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