kinetochore


ki·neto·chore

noun
\kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌkō(ə)r, kī-, -ˌk(ə)r\

Definition of KINETOCHORE

2
: a specialized structure on the centromere to which the microtubular spindle fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis

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