centromere (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000577 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A region of chromosome where the spindle fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis. |
| DB Xrefs: | SO: ke |
| Parent: | chromosomal_structural_element (SO:0000628) |
| Children: | regional_centromere (SO:0001795) |
| point_centromere (SO:0001794) | |
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