centromere

centromere is a 10-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 1 sense

Definitions

1. 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"

   Synonyms: kinetochore

Synonyms

kinetochore

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