Acentric
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere
Adjective
- 1 Not centered; without a centre
Adjective
- 1 not centered or having no center wordnet
- 2 lacking a centromere wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”, privative prefix) + κέντρο (kéntro, “a point, a center”). By surface analysis, a- + centric.