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Acrocentric Chromosome

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Acrocentric Chromosomes
possessive
Acrocentric Chromosome's
pluralpossessive
Acrocentric Chromosomes'