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(genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm..
This may be the result of misalignment, nonallelic gene conversion or other biological mechanisms that maintain large-scale homology between the short arms of the acrocentrics—a phenomenon that we have studied in an associated paper²².
Use acrocentric when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acrocentric means (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm..
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This may be the result of misalignment, nonallelic gene conversion or other biological mechanisms that maintain large-scale homology between the short arms of the acrocentrics—a phenomenon that we have studied in an associated paper²².
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