dicentric

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

Definition of dicentric

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

noun

  1. A chromosome that has two centromeres.
    “Dicentric frequency was determined for at least 250 lymphocytes (or 100 dicentrics) per sample.”

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Etymology

From di- + centric.

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