Found 2 items, similar to centromere.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: centromere centromere n : 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: kinetochore]
English → English (gcide) Definition: centromere 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]