centromere

English - Turkish

Definition of centromere in English Turkish dictionary

sentromer

(Tıp) Kromozom'un uzunlama bölünmesinden oluşan iki kromozom kolu (chromatid)'un birbirine tutunduğu bölge (Boya almadığından elektron mikroskop altında saydam görülür)

English - English

Definition of centromere in English English dictionary

region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled

{i} area of a chromosome (Biology)

Structure in a chromosome that holds together the two chromatids. It is the point of attachment to the structure that pulls the chromatids to opposite ends of the cell during cell division (see mitosis). During the middle stage of mitosis, the centromere duplicates and the chromatid pair separates, each chromatid becoming a separate chromosome. Thus, when the cell divides, both daughter cells have complete sets of chromosomes

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

Hyphenation

cen·tro·mere

Etymology

[ 'sen-tr&-"mir ] (noun.) circa 1925. International Scientific Vocabulary.