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acrocentric
[ ak-ruh-sen-trik ]
adjective
, Genetics.
- of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is closer to one end than to the other, creating two unequal chromosome arms. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), metacentric ( def 2 ), telocentric.
acrocentric
/ ˌækrəʊˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
- (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
noun
- an acrocentric chromosome
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