acrocentric /ac·ro·cen·tric/ (-sen´trik) having the centromere toward one end of the replicating chromosome so that one arm is much longer than the other.
acrocentric
acrocentric [ak″ro-sen´trik]
ac·ro·cen·tric ( k r -s n tr k)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·centric n. |
acrocentric
[ak′rōsen′trik]
Etymology: Gk, akron, extremity, kentron, center
pertaining to a chromosome in which the centromere is located near one of the ends so that the arms of the chromosome are extremely uneven in length. Compare metacentric, submetacentric, telocentric.
acrocentric [ak″ro-sen´trik]
having the centromere toward one end of the replicating chromosome.
acrocentric
having the centromere toward one end of the chromosome or chromatid; see telocentric chromosome.
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