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 acrocentric chromosome acrocentric chromosome /ˌækroʊˈsɛntrɪk ˈkroʊməˌsoʊm/

noun

  1. A chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long  ( acrocentric chromosome )
    a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long