centrómero
See also: centromero and centrômero
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- centrômero (Brazilian)
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