condensin

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noun

A large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.

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Meanings

nouncondensin (plural condensins)

plural condensins

  1. biochemistryA large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.

Origin

From condense + -in.

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APA

condensin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condensin

MLA

“condensin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condensin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condensin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condensin.

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