kinetochore
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- anatomical structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chromosome part holonym
Related & opposite
- centromeric derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | centromeric |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chromosome |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anatomical structure |