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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 [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 1. not central; not located in the center. 2. a chromatid or chromosome which lacks a centromere. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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