'centromere' definitions:
Definition of 'centromere'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: centromere, kinetochore]
Definition of 'centromere'
From: GCIDE
- centromere \centromere\ n. (Biol.) a specialized condensed region of a chromosomes that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape. [WordNet 1.5]