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ACENTRIC CHROMOSOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acentric chromosome mean?
• ACENTRIC CHROMOSOME (noun)
The noun ACENTRIC CHROMOSOME has 1 sense:
1. a chromosome lacking a centromere
Familiarity information: ACENTRIC CHROMOSOME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chromosome lacking a centromere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("acentric chromosome" is a kind of...):
chromosome (a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)
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