- telocentric chromosome
- a chromosome with a terminal centromere; not normally found in humans.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
telocentric chromosome
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telocentric chromosome — telocentric chromosome. См. телоцентрическая хромосома. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
telocentric chromosome — Chromosome with the centromere located at one end … Dictionary of molecular biology
telocentric chromosome — noun a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position • Hypernyms: ↑chromosome … Useful english dictionary
telocentric — telo·cen·tric .tel ə sen trik, .tēl adj having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm <telocentric chromosomes> compare ACROCENTRIC, METACENTRIC telocentric n a telocentric chromosome * * * n. a… … Medical dictionary
telocentric — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tel + centromere + ic Date: 1939 having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm < a telocentric chromosome > • telocentric noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
telocentric — adjective having the form of a straight rod because the centromere is in a terminal position a telocentric chromosome • Pertains to noun: ↑centromere … Useful english dictionary
Chromosome — A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized into 24 distinct, physically separate microscopic units called chromosomes. All genes are arranged linearly along the chromosomes. The… … Medical dictionary
telocentric — n. a chromosome in which the centromere is situated at either of its ends. Derivatives: telocentric adj … The new mediacal dictionary
telocentric — /tel euh sen trik/, adj. Genetics. of or pertaining to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Cf. acentric (def. 2), acrocentric, metacentric (def. 2). [1940 45; TELO 2 + CENTRIC] * * * … Universalium
telocentric — Of a chromosome, having but one arm, the centromere being terminal. Cf. acrocentric, metacentric … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
