Acrocentric: Definition with Acrocentric Pictures and Photos

1. Adjective. Having a subterminal centromere. "An acrocentric chromosome"

Partainyms: Centromere

1. Adjective. (genetics of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm. ¹

2. Noun. A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. [n -S]

1. A chromosome or chromatids with a non-centrally-located centromere, producing chromosome arms with unequal lengths. (13 Nov 1997)

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