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pericentromeric.

Situated near, or on each side of, the centromere of a chromosome

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Situated near, or on each side of, the centromere of a chromosome

  2. Related to a pericentromere

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English centromeric English pericentromeric From peri- + centromeric.

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