WANI Dictionary

Centromere

Centromere is a region of a chromosome that is stained relatively weakly. The centromere is the attachment point for spindle microtubules.

Also see: gene, telomere.

Definitions in the literature

• Centromere region on a chromosome that stains less strongly than the rest of the chromosome; serves as the attachment point for spindle microtubules [1].
• The part of a chromosome that attaches to the spindle during cell division [2].