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acentric
without a centre -
acrocentric
(of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end -
crossing over
the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the diplotene stage of meiosis. It results in the rearrangement of genes and produces variation in the inherited characteristics of the offspring -
diplotene
a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen. -
metacentric
Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter. -
telocentric
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).