acentric fragment

  • 1acentric fragment — acentric fragment. См. ацентрический фрагмент. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 2Acentric fragment — An acentric fragment is a segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere.Because it is the centromere is the point of attachment for the mitotic apparatus, such fragments are not evenly distributed to the daughter cells in cell division (mitosis …

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  • 3acentric fragment — acentrinis fragmentas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Chromosomos ar chromatidės dalis, neturinti centromeros. atitikmenys: angl. acentric fragment rus. ацентрический фрагмент …

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  • 4acentric — Lacking a center; in cytogenetics, denoting a chromosome fragment without a centromere. [G. a priv. + kentron, center] * * * acen·tric ( )ā sen trik adj lacking a centromere <acentric chromosomes> * * * n. (in …

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  • 5fragment — A small part broken from a larger entity. acentric f. SYN: acentric chromosome. Brimacombe f. a ribonucleoprotein f. obtained by mild ribonuclease treatment of ribosomes. butterfly f. a broad triangular f. that is commonly present in …

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  • 6acentric — n. (in genetics) a chromosome or fragment of a chromosome that has no centromere. Since acentrics cannot attach to the spindle they are usually lost during cell division. They are often found in cells damaged by radiation. Derivatives: acentric… …

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  • 7acentric — adjective 1. lacking a centromere an acentric chromosome fragment • Pertains to noun: ↑centromere 2. not centered or having no center • Similar to: ↑eccentric, ↑nonconcentric …

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  • 8acentric — adj. [Gr. a, without; kentrol, center] Pertaining to not being centered; lacking a centromere when referring to a chromosome or chromosome fragment …

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  • 9Acentric chromosome — A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is lacking a centromere (the “waist” of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell) and so is …

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  • 10acentric chromosome — Chromosome fragment lacking a centromere …

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