kinetochore

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/k(ʌ)ɪˈniːtəʊkɔː/(UK)
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/k(ʌ)ɪˈniːtəʊkɔː/(UK) · /kəˈnitoʊkɔɹ/(US)

Definition of kinetochore

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.

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Etymology

From kineto- + Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “space”).

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