Word Type

Noun

The word "centromere" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anticentromere autocentromere centromeral centromerelike centromeric holocentromere neocentromere pericentromere

Context

genetics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure

Type Of (IsA)

cellular region chromatin dna microscopic object structure

Part Of

chromosome

Related Terms

chromosome eukaryotic kinetochore

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