= Centromere
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A <centromere> is the <chromosome> region where a <kinetochore> assembles.<Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others/The Process of Meiosis>[Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others; §11.1, Prometaphase I, kinetochore proteins at centromeres]{ref} Following <DNA replication>, both <sister chromatids> have their own copied <centromere> regions; the counting convention groups the attached sisters as one replicated <chromosome>. <Cohesin> maintains sister association: a <centromere> is not an extra <DNA> bridge joining two separate <DNA> <molecules>.<Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others/Cell Division>[Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark and others; §10.1, Eukaryotic Chromosomal Structure and Compaction, final paragraph, centromeric region and cohesin]{ref}
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