ALL meanings of acrocentric
ac·ro·cen·tric
A a - adjective acrocentric (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end 3
- noun acrocentric an acrocentric chromosome 3
- noun acrocentric (genetics, of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm. 1
- adjective acrocentric of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is closer to one end than to the other, creating two unequal chromosome arms. Compare acentric (def 2), metacentric (def 2), telocentric. 1
- noun acrocentric A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm. 0
- adjective acrocentric (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm. 0