"acrocentric" meaning in English

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        "(of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm."
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        "(genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm."
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          "sense": "having the centromere near an end",
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          "sense": "having the centromere near an end",
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          "sense": "having the centromere near an end",
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