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acrocentric
[ ak-ruh-sen-trik ]
/ ˌæk rəˈsɛn trɪk /
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adjective Genetics.
of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is closer to one end than to the other, creating two unequal chromosome arms.Compare acentric (def. 2), metacentric (def. 2), telocentric.
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Words nearby acrocentric
acro-, acrobat, acrobatic, acrobatics, acrocarpous, acrocentric, acrocephaly, acrochordon, Acrocorinth, acrocyanosis, acro dance
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How to use acrocentric in a sentence
These “acrocentric chromosomes” don’t resemble nice, neat X’s the way the rest of the chromosomes do.
British Dictionary definitions for acrocentric
acrocentric
/ (ˌækrəʊˈsɛntrɪk) /
adjective
(of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
noun
an acrocentric chromosome
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