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centromere

noun /sɛntrəmir/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
Definitions
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”

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