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neocentromere

neocentromere noun: a functioning centromere in a new location.

Noun

neocentromere (plural neocentromeres)

  1. A functioning centromere in a new location

Forms of neocentromere

pluralneocentromeres

Origin of neocentromere

From neo- + centromere.

Questions about neocentromere

What does neocentromere mean?
Neocentromere means a functioning centromere in a new location.
What part of speech is neocentromere?
Neocentromere is a noun.
What is the plural of neocentromere?
The plural of neocentromere is neocentromeres.

Words near neocentromere in the dictionary

  1. neocatastrophists
  2. Neocatechumenal
  3. neocembrene
  4. Neocene
  5. neocentric
  6. neocentromere
  7. neocentromeres
  8. neocentromeric
  9. neocentromerization
  10. neocentrophyid
  11. neocentrophyids

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