KINETOCHORE


Meaning of KINETOCHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈne-tə-ˌkȯr, kī- ]

noun

Etymology: kinet- + Greek chōros place

Date: 1934

1. : centromere

2. : a specialized structure on the centromere to which the microtubular spindle fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis

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