Kinetochore

Introduction: Kinetochore

Description of Kinetochore

Kinetochore: 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

Kinetochore: Large multiprotein complexes that bind the centromeres of the chromosomes to the microtubules of the mitotic spindle during metaphase in the cell cycle.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Kinetochore:

Terms Similar to Kinetochore:

• centromere

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Kinetochore

• Centromere

Source - MeSH 2007

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

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Kinetochore

• centromere

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Kinetochore

The following list attempts to classify Kinetochore 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
                  • Kinetochores

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Genetic Structures
  • Chromosome Structures
    • Centromere
      • Kinetochores

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