Kinetochore

//kəˈnitoʊkɔɹ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
  2. 2
    a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape wordnet

Synonyms

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centromerecentromere

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"Centrosomes act as the microtubule organising centre, where astral, kinetochore, and non-kinetochore microtubules extend from."

Etymology

From kineto- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “space”).

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mitotic spindle

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