acrocentric
[ak″ro-sen´trik] having the centromere toward one end of the replicating chromosome.
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ac·ro·cen·tric
(ak'rō-sen'trik), Having the centromere close to one end; said of normal chromosomes 13-15 and 21-22.
[acro- + G. kentron, center]
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acrocentric
(ăk′rō-sĕn′trĭk)adj. Having the centromere located near one end of the chromosome so that one chromosomal arm is long and the other is short.
ac′ro·cen′tric n.
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Acrocentric
Referring to a centromere located near the end of a chromosome.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ac·ro·cen·tric
(ak'rō-sen'trik) Having the centromere close to one end; said of a normal chromosome.
[acro- + G. kentron, center]
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acrocentric
(of a chromosome) having the CENTROMERE near one end, making one chromosome arm much longer than the other.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005