dicentric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dicentric
Example Sentences
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Davis and DiMarco are looking for dicentric chromosomes: ones that have two centromeres.
From Washington Times
Chromosomes can become dicentric when they are exposed to radiation.
From Washington Times
This may be because it is dicentric and prone to anaphase bridging, which would dovetail with the frequent occurrence of chromothripsis following BFB cycles in sporadic iAMP21 ALL.
From Nature
In order to maintain stability and normal segregation at mitosis, one centromere of a dicentric chromosome needs to be inactive.
From Nature
In order to maintain stability and normal segregation at mitosis, one centromere of a dicentric chromosome needs to be inactive.
From Nature
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