Editing Centromere (section)

===Monocentric===

The [[monocentric]] chromosome is a chromosome that has only one centromere in a chromosome and forms a narrow constriction.

Monocentric centromeres are the most common structure on highly repetitive DNA in plants and animals.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barra V, Fachinetti D | title = The dark side of centromeres: types, causes and consequences of structural abnormalities implicating centromeric DNA | journal = Nature Communications | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | pages = 4340 | date = October 2018 | pmid = 30337534 | pmc = 6194107 | doi = 10.1038/s41467-018-06545-y | bibcode = 2018NatCo...9.4340B }}</ref>