kinetochore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kinetochore
1930–35; kineto- + -chore < Greek chṓros place
Example Sentences
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As part of this, we are tackling the open question of how centromeres assemble the kinetochore.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Next, we want to understand how the kinetochore -- the protein machinery that recognizes centromeres -- can accommodate such dramatic changes in centromere DNA over evolutionary time.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
A spindle fiber that has attached to a kinetochore is called a kinetochore microtubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The kinetochore becomes attached to the mitotic spindle.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
The key event in prometaphase I is the attachment of the spindle fiber microtubules to the kinetochore proteins at the centromeres.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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