Assertion: centromere | /r/HasProperty | defined
Facets:
value: as being 3-5 kb
type: OTHER
value: well
type: DEGREE
value: cytologically
type: MANNER
value: morphologically
type: MANNER
value: like the telomere
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Like the telomere, centromeres are well defined morphologically and functionally, but their DNA sequence shows no conservation between species, and their coiling into chromatin is still poorly understood.
text: We view this problem from the perspective of evolutionary transitions, arguing that rather than representing a continuum of different states of complexity, most centromeres can be described as resulting from a series of discrete evolutionary transitions.
text: Although centromeres can be defined cytologically or genetically, currently the most widely used definition of the centromere is biochemical: if a DNA sequence interacts with the kinetochore it is part of the functional centromere.
text: Centromeres are described as being 3-5 kb with an AT-rich core enriched with a 12 bp consensus motif.