Usually means: Central region connecting chromosome pairs.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. centromeres: Merriam-Webster
  2. centromeres: Collins English Dictionary
  3. centromeres: Wordnik
  4. centromeres: Wiktionary
  5. centromeres: Dictionary.com
  6. Centromeres: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Centromeres: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Centromeres: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. centromeres: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Centromeres: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (centromere)

noun:  (genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
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