telocentric
[ tel-uh-sen-trik ]
/ ˌtɛl əˈsɛn trɪk /
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).
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British Dictionary definitions for telocentric
telocentric
/ (ˌtɛləˈsɛntrɪk) /
adjective
genetics
(of a chromosome) having the centromere at or close to the end
Medical definitions for telocentric
telocentric
[ tĕl′ə-sĕn′trĭk, tē′lə- ]
adj.
Of or relating to a chromosome having the centromere in a terminal position.