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"the centromere is difficult to sequence"nouna specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
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Definition that contains centromere
- acentric lacking a centromere
- metacentric having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
- acentric chromosome a chromosome lacking a centromere
- metacentric chromosome a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
- acrocentric having a subterminal centromere
- telocentric having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position
- acrocentric chromosome a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
- telocentric chromosome a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position