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Centromere Definition & Meaning

centromere
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"

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What does centromere mean?
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"
What part of speech is centromere?
Centromere is a noun.

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