Look up: Acrocentric Chromosome

1. 
   acrocentric chromosome
   [n] - a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. 
   Acrocentric chromosome
   Acrocentric chromosome: A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere (the 'waist' of the chromosome) located quite near one end of the chromosome. The 'acro-' in acrocentric comes from the Greek 'akron' meaning 'the end.' Humans have 5 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes. Down syndrome (tri ...
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
3. 
   acrocentric chromosome
   A chromosome with the centromere placed very close to one end so that the short arm is very small, often with a satellite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
4. 
   acrocentric chromosome
   noun a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
5. 
   acrocentric chromosome
   a chromosome with the centromere placed very close to one end so that the short arm is very small, often with a satellite.
   Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45
   
   
6. 
   Acrocentric Chromosome
   A chromosome in which the centromere is near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and the other is long. Down syndrome is caused by an extra acrocentric chromosome.
   Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/A/3