| centromeric |
pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
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| centromere |
a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence"
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| centrosome |
small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
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| centrum |
the main body of a vertebra
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| centenarian |
someone who is at least 100 years old
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