acrocentric
English
Etymology
Adjective
acrocentric (comparative more acrocentric, superlative most acrocentric)
- (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
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Noun
acrocentric (plural acrocentrics)
- A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm.