Definition
In genetics, describing a chromosome where the centromere is located very near one end rather than in the middle.
Etymology
From Greek akron 'peak, end' + centrum 'center.' Describes how the chromosome's center (centromere) is positioned near the peak or end of the chromosome.
Kelly Says
Human chromosomes come in different shapes—acrocentric chromosomes look like the letter 'J' because the centromere is pushed way to one side, which affects how they behave during cell division.
Translations
ARالعربية
مركزي
mar-ke-zi
BGБългарски
акроцентрицески
CACatalà
acròbates
ak-ro-ba-tes
CSČeština
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
DADansk
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
DEDeutsch
acrozentrik
ak-ro-zen-trik
ELΕλληνικά
ακροκεντρικός
ak-ro-ken-tri-kos
ESEspañol
acrocéntrico
ak-ro-sen-tri-ko
FAفارسی
اکروبات
ak-ro-ba-t
FISuomi
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
FRFrançais
acrocêntrique
ak-ro-sen-trik
HAHA
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
HEעברית
אקרו-מרכזי
ak-ro-mer-ka-zi
HIहिन्दी
केंद्रित
ken-drit
HRHrvatski
akrotsentričan
HUMagyar
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
IGIG
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
ITItaliano
acrocentrico
ak-ro-sen-tri-ko
JA日本語
頂点中心
jo-ten-chū-shin
KMKM
អាក្រូបាត
a-kro-ba-t
KO한국어
첨단 중심
cheom-dan jung-sim
LTLietuvių
akrotsentrikas
MSBahasa Melayu
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကရိုဘတ်
a-kye-ro-ba-t
NLNederlands
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
NONorsk
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
PLPolski
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
PTPortuguês
acrocéntrico
ak-ro-sen-tri-ko
RORomână
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
RUРусский
акроцентрический
ak-ro-tsen-tri-ches-kiy
SKSlovenčina
akrotsentričný
SLSlovenščina
akrotsentrični
SVSvenska
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
SWKiswahili
akrobati
ak-ro-ba-ti
TAதமிழ்
வீரியம்
vee-ree-yam
TEతెలుగు
క్రీడాకారుడు
kri-da-ka-ru-du
THไทย
ศูนย์กลาง
suun-klang
TLTL
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
TRTürkçe
acrocentric
ak-ro-sen-trik
UKУкраїнська
акроцентричний
ak-ro-tsen-tri-chniy
URاردو
اکروبیٹ
ak-ro-beet
VITiếng Việt
tâm điểm
tam diem
YOYO
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
ZH中文
顶点中心
dǐngdiǎn zhōngxīn
ZUZU
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik