🔤 Acrocentric ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
aisa chromosome jiska centromere sira ke qareeb ho
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ENGLISH
📚adjective
acrocentric
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌækrəˈsɛntrɪk/
Phonetic: /ak ruh sen trik/
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DEFINITION
chromosome having centromere near one end, asymmetric chromosome structure
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Human chromosomes 13, 14, and 15 are classified as acrocentric chromosomes.
An acrocentric structure results in one very short arm and one long arm.
Geneticists examine acrocentric chromosomes during karyotype analysis.
Translocations frequently involve the short arms of acrocentric chromosomes.
The acrocentric arrangement affects how spindle fibers attach during cell division.
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SYNONYMS
asymmetric chromosome subterminal centromere end centered chromosome
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ANTONYMS
metacentric telocentric submetacentric central centromere
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