acrocentric chromosome
Noun 1. a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long (hypernym) chromosome | ||||
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Acrocentric chromosome
A chromosome with its centromere towards one end. Human chromosomes 13,14,15,21,22 are acrocentric.
A chromosome with its centromere towards one end. Human chromosomes 13,14,15,21,22 are acrocentric.