Acrocentric Definition
ăkrō-sĕntrĭk
adjective
Having the centromere located near one end of the chromosome so that one chromosomal arm is long and the other is short.
American Heritage Medicine
(genetics, of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
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noun
A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm.
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Other Word Forms of Acrocentric
Noun
Singular:
acrocentric
Plural:
acrocentricsOrigin of Acrocentric
From acro- +"Ž -centric
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