centromere
1. [ noun ] (zoology) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
Synonyms: kinetochore
Examples:

"the centromere is difficult to sequence"

Related terms: structure chromosome
Similar spelling:   centrosome
  centromeric
  Centrospermae
  Centrosema
  Centropomidae
  centare
  centrum
  centre_spread
  centred
  centrex
  centrosomic
  Centropomus
  centrepiece
  centroid
  centrism
  center-fire
  Centrocercus
  center_on
  Centrolobium
  Centropus
  centurion
  centriole
  controller
  centroidal
  centrefold
  centre_bit
  centerfold
  centered
  center_spread
  center_out