chromosome, centromeric region

id: GO:0000775
name: chromosome, centromeric region
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The region of a chromosome that includes the centromeric DNA and associated proteins. In monocentric chromosomes, this region corresponds to a single area of the chromosome, whereas in holocentric chromosomes, it is evenly distributed along the chromosome.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0000779condensed chromosome, centromeric region

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0044427chromosomal part