telocentrics

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A form of telocentric — (of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end

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noun
  1. pluralplural of telocentric

    Thus, wheat centromeres consist of complex DNAs, which may contain CRWs or satellite DNAs, such as pAs1 and GAAn. Univalent chromosomes at metaphase-I have the tendency to misdivide at the centromere in a transverse manner, which gives rise to telocentrics or potential isochromosomes.

    2015 September 19, “Structure and Stability of Telocentric Chromosomes in Wheat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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