tel·o·cen·tric (t l  -sn tr k, t l-)adj. Of or relating to a chromosome having the centromere in a terminal position. |
telocentric
[tel′əsen′trik]
Etymology: Gk, telos, end, kentron, center
pertaining to a chromosome in which the centromere is located at the end so that the chromosome appears as a straight filament. Compare acrocentric, metacentric, submetacentric.
telocentric [tel″o-sen´trik]
having the centromere at one end of the chromosome so that the chromosome has only one arm.
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