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Centromere
The
centromere
is the part of a
chromosome
that links
sister chromatids
or a dyad. During
mitosis
,
spindle fibers
attach to the centromere via the
kinetochore
. Centromeres were first defined as
genetic
loci
that direct the behavior of chromosomes.
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