telocentric

[ tel-uh-sen-trik ]

adjective

, Genetics.

1. of or relating to any chromosome or chromatid whose centromere is positioned at its end, creating one chromosome arm. Compare acentric ( def 2 ), acrocentric, metacentric ( def 2 ).

telocentric

/ ˌtɛləˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. genetics (of a chromosome) having the centromere at or close to the end

Word History and Origins

Origin of telocentric¹

First recorded in 1940–45; telo- ² + -centric

Example Sentences

Robertsonian fusions of telocentric chromosome ends may have given rise to these two chromosomes, and date palm has 18chromosomes, consistent with this hypothesis.

From Nature

Open read symbols are used to indicate that avian microchromosomes are generally acro- or telocentric; both ends of these chromosomes are labelled as the orientation is not known.

From Nature

Open read symbols are used to indicate that avian microchromosomes are generally acro- or telocentric; both ends of these chromosomes are labelled as the orientation is not known.

From Nature