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acentric /acen·tric/ (a-sen´trik) 1. not central; not located in the center. 2. lacking a centromere, so that the chromosome will not survive cell divisions.
acentric [āsen′trik] Etymology: Gk, a + kentron, not center 1 having no center. 2 (in genetics) describing a chromosome fragment that has no centromere. acentric 1. not central; not located in the center. 2. a chromatid or chromosome which lacks a centromere. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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(5-7) They usually present as expansile, centric tumors
arising from the medullary part of the bones; acentric types at the
surface of bones are extremely rare. In the INVARIANT routine, EXPO is able to provide the probabilistic
estimate of the structure factor modulus (the positivity condition of
the electron density is considered in the reciprocal space) by using
triplet relationships both in the centric case and in the acentric case. Measuring cycle routines include: length of concentric tools,
tap drills, engraving needles and reamers and acentric tools like
endmills and facemills. |
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