We've got 0 shorthands for kinetochores »
Acronyms that contain the term kinetochores
What does kinetochores mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: kinetochores.
We couldn't find any results for your search.
Couldn't find the right meaning of kinetochores?
Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations:
KINAL, KIND, KINDA, KINDLE, KINDSA, KING, KINGDOMSHIPS, KINJ, KINK, KINKIN
... or use our Power Search technology to look
for more unique definitions from across the web!
Search the web
What does kinetochores mean?
- kinetochores
- A kinetochore (, ) is a disc-shaped protein structure associated with duplicated chromatids in eukaryotic cells where the spindle fibers attach during cell division to pull sister chromatids apart. The kinetochore assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis and meiosis. The term kinetochore was first used in a footnote in a 1934 Cytology book by Lester W. Sharp and commonly accepted in 1936. Sharp's footnote reads: "The convenient term kinetochore (= movement place) has been suggested to the author by J. A. Moore", likely referring to John Alexander Moore who had joined Columbia University as a freshman in 1932.Monocentric organisms, including vertebrates, fungi, and most plants, have a single centromeric region on each chromosome which assembles a single, localized kinetochore. Holocentric organisms, such as nematodes and some plants, assemble a kinetochore along the entire length of a chromosome.Kinetochores start, control, and supervise the striking movements of chromosomes during cell division. During mitosis, which occurs after the amount of DNA is doubled in each chromosome (while maintaining the same number of chromosomes) in S phase, two sister chromatids are held together by a centromere. Each chromatid has its own kinetochore, which face in opposite directions and attach to opposite poles of the mitotic spindle apparatus. Following the transition from metaphase to anaphase, the sister chromatids separate from each other, and the individual kinetochores on each chromatid drive their movement to the spindle poles that will define the two new daughter cells. The kinetochore is therefore essential for the chromosome segregation that is classically associated with mitosis and meiosis.
Know the definition for kinetochores? Know the meaning of kinetochores? Don't keep it to yourself!
Citation
Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"kinetochores." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.abbreviations.com/kinetochores>.
Discuss these kinetochores abbreviations with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In