<genetics> Chromosome with the centromere located at one end. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
Chromosome with the centromere located at one end.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a chromosome with a terminal centromere; such chromosomes in humans are unstable and arise by misdivision or breakage near the centromere and are usually eliminated within a few cell divisions.
[n] - a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position
noun a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position