pericenter
noun
the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.
pericentric
-
a word derived from
pericenter.
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The pericentric chromosome 18 inversion is believed to have occurred in early humans following their divergence from a common ancestor with chimpanzees approximately five million years ago.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Two separate chromosomes underwent a pericentric inversion, then fused to form chromosome 2 in humans.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Humans and chimpanzees differ cytogenetically by pericentric inversions on several chromosomes and by the fusion of two separate chromosomes in chimpanzees that correspond to chromosome two in humans.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A pericentric inversion can change the relative lengths of the chromosome arms; a paracentric inversion cannot.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The red lines indicate blast similarities, chromosome 6 in orange and chromosome 10 in brown. b, ACT41 view showing a pericentric inversion in chromosome 5 of P. malariae.
From Nature ● Jan. 24, 2017
