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acrocentric
adjective ac·ro·cen·tric \ˌa-krō-ˈsen-trik\
Definition of ACROCENTRIC
: having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other
— acrocentric noun
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First Known Use of ACROCENTRIC
1945
Rhymes with ACROCENTRIC
Medical Dictionary
acrocentric
adjective ac·ro·cen·tric \ˌak-rō-ˈsen-trik\
Medical Definition of ACROCENTRIC
: having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other—compare metacentric, telocentric
—acrocentric noun
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