# chromosome, centromeric region

> 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 chrom

**Wikidata**: [Q14762596](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14762596)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centromere)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chromosome-centromeric-region


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Methods of Studying Human Chromosomes and Nomenclature. The Normal Human Karyotype
3. Foundational Model of Anatomy
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. UMLS 2023
6. KBpedia
7. GF WordNet
8. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)