Nonacrocentric
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having the centromere near the middle, and thus having roughly equal-sized arms.
"The derivative that is lacking is formed by the complete acrocentric short arm and the proximal long arm segment and perhaps a terminal segment from the nonacrocentric chromosome."
Example
More examples"The derivative that is lacking is formed by the complete acrocentric short arm and the proximal long arm segment and perhaps a terminal segment from the nonacrocentric chromosome."
Etymology
From non- + acrocentric.
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