telocentric

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adjective

(of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end

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Meanings

adjectivetelocentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiology(of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
nountelocentric (plural telocentrics)

plural telocentrics

  1. biologyA chromosome of this kind.

Origin

From telo- + -centric.

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Cite this entry
APA

telocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telocentric

MLA

“telocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telocentric.

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