English noun: kinetochore | |||
1. | kinetochore (body) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape | ||
Samples | The centromere is difficult to sequence. | ||
Synonyms | centromere | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
Part meronym | chromosome | ||