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centromere
cen·tro·mere [ séntrə mr ] (plural cen·tro·meres)


noun 
Definition:
 
region joining two parts of chromosome: the point at which two parts chromatids of a chromosome join and at which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division mitosis

cen·tro·mer·ic [ sèntrə mérrik, sèntrə mrik ] adjective
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