acentric — Lacking a center; in cytogenetics, denoting a chromosome fragment without a centromere. [G. a priv. + kentron, center] * * * acen·tric ( )ā sen trik adj lacking a centromere <acentric chromosomes> * * * n. (in … Medical dictionary
acentric — adjective Date: 1937 lacking a centromere < acentric chromosomes > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Acentric fragment — An acentric fragment is a segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere.Because it is the centromere is the point of attachment for the mitotic apparatus, such fragments are not evenly distributed to the daughter cells in cell division (mitosis … Wikipedia
Balancer chromosome — A balancer chromosome is a genetic tool used to prevent crossing over (genetic recombination) between homologous chromosomes during meiosis. Balancers are most often used in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) genetics to allow populations of… … Wikipedia
acentrinės chromosomos — statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Chromosomos, neturinčios centromeros. atitikmenys: angl. acentric chromosomes rus. ацентрические хромосомы … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
ацентрические хромосомы — acentrinės chromosomos statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Chromosomos, neturinčios centromeros. atitikmenys: angl. acentric chromosomes rus. ацентрические хромосомы … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… … Universalium
Chromosome — A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized into 24 distinct, physically separate microscopic units called chromosomes. All genes are arranged linearly along the chromosomes. The… … Medical dictionary
Dicentric chromosome — is an aberrant chromosome having two centromeres. Dicentric chromosomes form when two chromosome segments (from different chromosomes or from the two chromatids of a single one), each with a centromere, fuse end to end, with loss of their… … Wikipedia
Micronucleus test — A micronucleus test is a test used in toxicological screening for potential genotoxic compounds. There are two major versions of this test, one in vivo and the other In vitro. The in vivo test normally uses mouse bone marrow or mouse peripheral… … Wikipedia