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holocentric

holocentric adjective: (of a chromosome) in which the centromere makes up the entire length (of the chromosome).

Adjective

holocentric (not comparable)

  1. (of a chromosome) in which the centromere makes up the entire length (of the chromosome)

Origin of holocentric

From holo- + -centric.

Questions about holocentric

What does holocentric mean?
Holocentric means (of a chromosome) in which the centromere makes up the entire length (of the chromosome).
What part of speech is holocentric?
Holocentric is an adjective.

Words near holocentric in the dictionary

  1. holocellulolytic
  2. holocellulose
  3. holocelluloses
  4. holocellulosic
  5. Holocene
  6. holocentric
  7. holocentricity
  8. holocentrid
  9. holocentrids
  10. holocentriform
  11. holocentriforms

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