Centromere (Crossword clue)
We found one answer for “Centromere” .
This page shows answers to the clue Centromere, followed by 9 definitions like “A specialized structure on the chromosome”, “The centromere is the part of a chromosome that links sister chromatids” and “A specialized chromosome region to which spindle fibers attach during cell division”.KINETOCHORE |
Definitions of “Centromere”
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• The region in eukaryote chromosomes where daughter chromatids are joined together
• A region of a chromosome to which spindle traction fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis
• (sen;truo-mer) The central region of a chromosome to which the chromosomal arms are attached
• The central portion of the chromosome to which the spindle fibers attach during mitotic and meiotic division
• The nonstaining primary constriction of a chromosome that is the point of attachment of the spindle fiber
• The constricted region, containing no genes, near the center of a human chromosome that appears only during cell division
• Centromere: The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell
• Centromere The cinched 'waist' of the chromosome which is essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell
• Kinetochore a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
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