Associations to the word «Centromere»

Wiktionary

CENTROMERE, noun. (genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.

Dictionary definition

CENTROMERE, noun. 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".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche