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Define centriole, centromere and chiasma.

Centrioles are paired cylindrical structures found in the cytoplasm of a cell near the nuclear membrane and produce spindle fibres.Centromere is the region in the chromosome where the chromatids are attached.Chiasma is the point at which the chromatids of maternal and paternal chromosomes exchange segments during meiosis.

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