acrocentric

acrocentric definition - medical

ac·ro·cen·tric (ăkˌrō-sĕnˈtrĭk)

adjective
Having the centromere located near one end of the chromosome so that one chromosomal arm is long and the other is short.

Related Forms:

  • acˌro·cenˈtric noun

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