condensed chromosome, centromeric region

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/geneontology/id/GO:0000779

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"The region of a condensed chromosome that includes the centromere and associated proteins, including the kinetochore. In monocentric chromosomes, this region corresponds to a single area of the chromosome, whereas in holocentric chromosomes, it is evenly distributed along the chromosome." [GOC:elh, GOC:kmv]
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condensed chromosome, centromeric region
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condensed chromosome, centric region
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Note that this term can be used in place of the obsolete cellular component term 'centromere ; GO:0005698'. Use with caution because this term refers to a specific region of the chromosome and not a protein complex.
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condensed chromosome, centromere, condensed chromosome, pericentric region