Definitions of kinetochore [ɪˈni təˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr, -ˈnɛt ə-, kaɪ-]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) kinetochore
a structure on the chromosome, at or near the centromere, to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.

Etymology: (1930–35; < Gk kīnetó(s))

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1. (noun) centromere, kinetochore
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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