acrocentric chromosome

  • 1acrocentric chromosome — acrocentric chromosome. См. головчатая хромосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

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  • 2Acrocentric chromosome — A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere (the “waist” of the chromosome) located quite near one end of the chromosome. The “acro “ in acrocentric comes from the Greek “akron”… …

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  • 3acrocentric chromosome — noun a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long • Hypernyms: ↑chromosome …

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  • 4acrocentric — adj. 1. having a subterminal centromere an acrocentric chromosome [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 5Chromosome, acrocentric — A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere (the “waist” of the chromosome) located quite near one end of the chromosome. The “acro “ in acrocentric comes from the Greek “akron”… …

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  • 6acrocentric — adjective having a subterminal centromere an acrocentric chromosome • Pertains to noun: ↑centromere …

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  • 7Chromosome — A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized into 24 distinct, physically separate microscopic units called chromosomes. All genes are arranged linearly along the chromosomes. The… …

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  • 8acrocentric — Having the centromere close to one end; said of normal chromosomes 13–15 and 21–22. [acro + G. kentron, center] * * * ac·ro·cen·tric .ak rō sen trik adj having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other… …

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  • 9acrocentric — n. a chromosome in which the centromere is situated at or very near one end. Derivatives: acrocentric adj …

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  • 10acrocentric — /ak reuh sen trik/, adj. Genetics. of or pertaining to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is closer to one end than to the other, creating two unequal chromosome arms. Cf. acentric (def. 2), metacentric (def. 2), telocentric. [1940 45;… …

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