telocentric

[ tel-uh-sen-trik ]

adjective

, Genetics.

1. of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), acrocentric, metacentric ( def 2 ).

telocentric

/ ˌtɛləˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. genetics (of a chromosome) having the centromere at or close to the end

Word History and Origins

Origin of telocentric¹

First recorded in 1940–45; telo- ² + -centric