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acrocentric

acrocentric

English

Adjective

acrocentric (comparative more acrocentric, superlative most acrocentric)

  1. (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.

Translations

Noun

acrocentric (plural acrocentrics)

  1. A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm.