acrocentric chromosomes define
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- Acrocentric chromosome. A chromosome in which the centromere is very close to one end. For example, the centromere of chromosomes 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 is very close to the p telomere, making the p arm very short.
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chromosome in which the centromere is located quite near one end of the chromosome. Humans normally have five pairs of acrocentric chromosomes. Down syndrome is caused by an extra acrocentric chromosome
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