centromere

See also: centromère

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Centromer, corresponding to centro- +‎ -mere (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”)).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛntɹəˌmiɚ/

Noun

centromere (plural centromeres)

(genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2000, p. 16:
  Every chromosome has a long arm and a short arm separated by a pinch point known as a centromere.

Derived terms

centromerelike
holocentromere

Translations

region of a eukaryotic chromosome

Chinese:
Mandarin: 著絲點, 着丝点 (zhuósīdiǎn), 著絲粒, 着丝粒 (zhuósīlì), 中節 (zh), 中节 (zh) (zhōngjié)
Czech: centromera f
Estonian: tsentromeer
Finnish: sentromeeri (fi)
French: centromère (fr) m
German: Zentromer n
Irish: ceintrimír f
Japanese: セントロメア (ja) (sentoromea), 動原体 (ja) (どうげんたい, dōgentai)

Korean: 중심립 (jungsimnip)
Latvian: centromēra f
Portuguese: centrómero m (Portugal), centrômero (pt) m (Brazil)
Russian: центроме́ра (ru) f (centroméra)
Spanish: centrómero (es) m
Swedish: centromer (sv)
Vietnamese: đoạn trung tâm
Welsh: centromer m, sentromer m

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