centrómero

See also: centromero and centrômero

Portuguese

Alternative forms

centrômero (Brazil)

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽˈtɾɔ.mɨ.ɾu/

Hyphenation: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros) (European spelling)

(genetics) centromere (region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled)

Spanish

Etymology

From centro and Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾomeɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾomeɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
Rhymes: -omeɾo
Syllabification: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros)

centromere

Derived terms

centromérico

Further reading

“centrómero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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