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acentric

American

[ay-sen-trik] / eɪˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

not centered; having no center.
Genetics. of or relating to a chromosome or chromatid that lacks a centromere.

acentric British

/ eɪˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

without a centre
not on centre; eccentric
genetics (of a chromosome or chromosome fragment) lacking a centromere

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noun

an acentric chromosome or fragment

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Etymology

Origin of acentric

First recorded in 1850–55; a- ⁶ + -centric

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