Meaning acentric chromosome
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acentric chromosomeA fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is lacking a centromere (the "waist" of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell) and so is lost when the cell divides.
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acentric chromosomeChromosome fragment lacking a centromere.
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acentric chromosomeA fragment of a chromosome lacking a centromere and unable to attach to the mitotic spindle, therefore unable to take part in the division of a nucleus and randomly distributed in daughter cells. Synonyms: acentric fragment. (05 Mar 2000)
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acentric chromosomeApplied to a chromatid or a chromosome when it lacks a centromere. This condition may arise in an inversion heterozygote as a result of crossing over between a normal and an inverted segment that does [..]
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