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11HMS Dreadnought (1906) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dreadnought. Dreadnought at sea; note the torpedo net booms folded against her side Class overview Name …
12submetacentric — See s. chromosome. * * * sub·meta·cen·tric .səb .met ə sen trik adj having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other submetacentric n a submetacentric chromosome * * * sub·meta·cen·tric (sub″met… …
13Akodon caenosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia …
14telocentric — telo·cen·tric .tel ə sen trik, .tēl adj having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm <telocentric chromosomes> compare ACROCENTRIC, METACENTRIC telocentric n a telocentric chromosome * * * n. a… …
15Center of mass — In physics, the center of mass of a system of particles is a specific point at which, for many purposes, the system s mass behaves as if it were concentrated. The center of mass is a function only of the positions and masses of the particles that …
16GZ — may stand for: * Gaza Strip: FIPS PUB 10 4 territory code * Ground Zero, in military parlance * Guangzhou, China * Air Rarotonga IATA airline designator * Righting torque, righting arm or GZ acting to restore a tilting ship to the vertical see… …
17Comparison of armoured to unarmoured flight deck designs — The Comparison of armoured to unarmoured flight deck designs is often made between some of the aircraft carrier designs of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy. The two navies followed differing philosophies in the use of armour on the… …
18telocentric — /tel euh sen trik/, adj. Genetics. of or pertaining to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Cf. acentric (def. 2), acrocentric, metacentric (def. 2). [1940 45; TELO 2 + CENTRIC] * * * …
19submetacentric — Of a chromosome, having a shorter and a longer arm on either side of the centromere. See also metacentric. Cf. apocentric, telocentric …
20telocentric — Of a chromosome, having but one arm, the centromere being terminal. Cf. acrocentric, metacentric …
