| ADJECTIVE | pert | acentric | lacking a centromere |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | acentric | not centered or having no center |
| Meaning | lacking a centromere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an acentric chromosome fragment" | |
| Spanish | acéntrico | |
| Nouns | centromere | a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape |
| Meaning | not centered or having no center. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | eccentric, nonconcentric | not having a common center |
| Spanish | acéntrico | |
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