centrómero

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See also: centromero and centrômero

Portuguese[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun[edit]

centrómero m (plural centrómeros) (European spelling)

  1. (genetics) centromere (region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From centro and Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, part).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾomeɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾomeɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -omeɾo
  • Syllabification: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun[edit]

centrómero m (plural centrómeros)

  1. centromere

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