Telocentrics

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of telocentric form-of, plural

    "Thus, wheat centromeres consist of complex DNAs, which may contain CRWs or satellite DNAs, such as pAs1 and GAAn. Univalent chromosomes at metaphase-I have the tendency to misdivide at the centromere in a transverse manner, which gives rise to telocentrics or potential isochromosomes."

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"Thus, wheat centromeres consist of complex DNAs, which may contain CRWs or satellite DNAs, such as pAs1 and GAAn. Univalent chromosomes at metaphase-I have the tendency to misdivide at the centromere in a transverse manner, which gives rise to telocentrics or potential isochromosomes."

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