Cell Component
kinetochore
ki·ne·to·chore [ ki-nee-tuh-kawr, -kohr, -net-uh-, kahy- ]
Subclass of:
Centromere
Definitions related to kinetochores:
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Large multiprotein complexes that bind the centromeres of the chromosomes to the microtubules of the mitotic spindle during metaphase in the cell cycle.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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