Centromere

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At a glance

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Notion

Domain

Science and technology

In collections

2 players have it in their collection.

What Wikipedia says

The centromere links a pair of sister chromatids together during cell division. This constricted region of chromosome connects the sister chromatids, creating a short arm (p) and a long arm (q) on the chromatids. During mitosis, spindle fibers attach to the centromere via the kinetochore.

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