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kinetochore
noun
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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k(ʌ)ɪˈniːtəʊkɔː
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noun
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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the centromere is difficult to sequence
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