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telocentric
[ tel-uh-sen-trik ]
adjective
, Genetics.
- of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), acrocentric, metacentric ( def 2 ).
telocentric
/ ˌtɛləˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
- genetics (of a chromosome) having the centromere at or close to the end
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