acrocentric

English

Etymology

From acro- +‎ -centric

Adjective

acrocentric (comparative more acrocentric, superlative most acrocentric)

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

Translations

having the centromere near an end

• French: acrocentrique (fr) m or f
• Irish: acraiceintreach
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• Italian: acrocentrico
• Portuguese: acrocêntrico

Noun

acrocentric (plural acrocentrics)

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