kinetochore

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ki nē′tə kôr′, -kōr′, -net′ə-, kī-)


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ki•ne•to•chore  (ki nē′tə kôr′, -kōr′, -net′ə-, kī-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Cell Biology[Biol.]the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • Greek chó̄ros place
  • kineto- + -chore 1930–35


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