(of a chromosome) having the centromere at one end
noun
2.
an acrocentric chromosome
Examples of 'acrocentric' in a sentence
acrocentric
Strikingly, translocation breakpoints occur significantly more frequently in acrocentricchromosomes than in non-acrocentric chromosomes.
Cheng-Yu Lin, Ankit Shukla, John P. Grady, J. Lynn Fink, Eloise Dray, Pascal H.G.Duijf 2018, 'Translocation Breakpoints Preferentially Occur in Euchromatin and Acrocentric Chromosomes',Cancershttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/1/13. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found polymorphisms in pairs 1 and 3, where homologues were submetacentric and acrocentric.
Rafael Kretschmer, Vanusa Lilian Camargo de Lima, Marcelo Santos de Souza, AliceLemos Costa, Patricia C. M. O'Brien, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Edivaldo HerculanoCorrêa de Oliveira, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía Del Valle Garnero 2018, 'Multidirectional chromosome painting in Synallaxis frontalis (Passeriformes, Furnariidae)reveals high chromosomal reorganization, involving fissions and inversions', Comparative Cytogeneticshttps://compcytogen.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22344. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mechanisms responsible for acrocentric chromosome sensitivity to dysfunctional telomeres are unclear.
Kaitlin M Stimpson, Lori L Sullivan, Molly E Kuo, Beth A Sullivan 2014, 'Nucleolar organization, ribosomal DNA array stability, and acrocentric chromosomeintegrity are linked to telomere function.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3963894?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were 60 chromosomes at the metaphase, with acrocentric morphology and intense telomerase activity.
Cardoso Tereza C, Ferrari Heitor F, Garcia Andrea F, Novais Juliana B, Silva-FradeCamila, Ferrarezi Marina C, Andrade Alexandre L, Gameiro Roberto 2012, 'Isolation and characterization of Wharton's jelly-derived multipotent mesenchymalstromal cells obtained from bovine umbilical cord and maintained in a defined serum-freethree-dimensional system', BMC Biotechnologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/12/18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The chromosome morphology of all species was acrocentric.
Zübeyde Kumbıçak, Emel Ekiz, Serdar Çiçekli 2014, 'Karyotypes of six spider species belonging to the families Gnaphosidae, Salticidae,Thomisidae, and Zodariidae (Araneae) from Turkey', Comparative Cytogeneticshttp://compcytogen.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1813. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Several acrocentric chromosomes were visualized and at least 30 figures were attributed to be murine.
Heinrich Juliana K, Vassallo José, Schenka André A, Savino Wilson, Barbosa Suse DS,Nogueira Ana CMA, Zorzeto Tatiana Q, Ikemori Rafael Y, Machado Camila ML, Boetcher-LuizFátima, Verinaud Liana 2008, 'Characterization of cells recovered from the xenotransplanted NG97 human-derived gliomacell line subcultured in a long-term in vitro', BMC Cancerhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/291. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All chromosomes are acrocentric and form a continuous gradation in size.
Vladimir E. Gokhman, James R. Ott, Scott P. Egan 2015, 'Chromosomes of Belonocnema treatae Mayr, 1881 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)', Comparative Cytogeneticshttp://compcytogen.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=5351. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Eight biarmed and nine acrocentric pairs were found in the karyotype of this species.
André Filipe Testoni, Sérgio Luiz Althoff, André Paulo Nascimento, Francisco Steiner-Souza,Ives José Sbalqueiro 2010, 'Description of the karyotype of Rhagomys rufescens Thomas, 1886 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae)from Southern Brazil Atlantic forest', Genetics and Molecular Biologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572010000300017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In 75% of cases, the 1q donor jumped to the short arm of recipient acrocentric chromosomes.
T. Couture, K. Amato, A. DiAdamo, P. Li 2018, 'Jumping Translocations of 1q in Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia:Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature', Case Reports in Geneticshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8296478. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its diploid number has been described as 56 acrocentric chromosomes decreasing in size and no karyotype figure has been depicted.
Camila Nascimento Moreira, Camilla Bruno Di-Nizo, Maria José de Jesus Silva, YatiyoYonenaga-Yassuda, Karen Ventura 2013, 'A remarkable autosomal heteromorphism in Pseudoryzomys simplex 2n = 56; FN = 54-55(Rodentia, Sigmodontinae)', Genetics and Molecular Biologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)