telocentric
/ˌtɛləˈsɛntrɪk/
adjective
- Describing a chromosome whose centromere is located at one end, so that the chromosome has only one arm.
- In mice, most chromosomes are telocentric, with the centromere at the tip.
- The biologist identified a telocentric chromosome under the microscope.
- Telocentric chromosomes are rare in humans but common in some plants.