Centromere

Introduction: Centromere

Description of Centromere

Centromere: (1) The nonstaining primary constriction of a chromosome that is the point of attachment of the spindle fiber; provides the mechanism of chromosome movement during cell division; the centromere divides the chromosome into two arms, and its position is constant for a specific chromosome: near one end (acrocentric), near the center (metacentric), or between (submetacentric). [centro- + G. meros, part]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Centromere: 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".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Centromere: clear constricted portion of the chromosome at which the chromatids are joined and by which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division.
Source: CRISP

Centromere: The clear constricted portion of the chromosome at which the chromatids are joined and by which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Centromere:

Terms Similar to Centromere:

• kinetochore

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• DNA, Satellite

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Centromere:

• Kinetochores

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Centromere

• Chromosome Structures

Source - MeSH 2007

• chromosome

Source - CRISP

• structure
• anatomical structure
• complex body part
• bodily structure
• body structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Centromere can be used for:

• kinetochore

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Centromere

The following list attempts to classify Centromere into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Cellular Structures
    • Intracellular Space
      • Cell Nucleus
        • Cell Nucleus Structures
          • Intranuclear Space
            • Chromosomes
              • Chromosome Structures
                • Centromere

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Genetic Structures
  • Chromosome Structures
    • Centromere

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