centromere
cent·ro·mere
noun
1.
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”
Origin
Borrowed from German Centromer, corresponding to centro- + -mere (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”)).
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