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Definition of Acrocentric chromosome
1. Noun. A chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long.
Generic synonyms: Chromosome
Medical Definition of Acrocentric chromosome
1. A chromosome with the centromere placed very close to one end so that the short arm is very small, often with a satellite. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocentric Chromosome
Literary usage of Acrocentric chromosome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... and Ford in England observed that patients with mongolism had 47 chromosomes;
the additional small, acrocentric chromosome was arbitrarily labeled a No. ..."
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