acrocentric chromosome
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acrocentric chromosome n.
A chromosome with the centromere located very close to one end so that the shorter arm is very small.
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| acrocentric chromosome | |
noun | |
| a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long |
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