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pericentromere

pericentromere noun: the area around a centromere.

Noun

pericentromere (plural pericentromeres)

  1. The area around a centromere
    Synonyms:
    kinetochore

Synonyms of pericentromere

Forms of pericentromere

pluralpericentromeres

Origin of pericentromere

From peri- + centromere.

Questions about pericentromere

What does pericentromere mean?
Pericentromere means the area around a centromere.
What part of speech is pericentromere?
Pericentromere is a noun.
What is the plural of pericentromere?
The plural of pericentromere is pericentromeres.

Words near pericentromere in the dictionary

  1. pericentrilobular
  2. pericentrin
  3. pericentriolar
  4. pericentriole
  5. pericentriolic
  6. pericentromere
  7. pericentromeres
  8. pericentromeric
  9. pericentromerically
  10. pericentromic
  11. pericentrosomal

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