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dicentric en · ADJ

Etymology

From di- + centric.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) (of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

Deriveds

isodicentric

dicentric en · NOUN

Etymology

From di- + centric.

Meanings

  1. A chromosome that has two centromeres.
    • Dicentric frequency was determined for at least 250 lymphocytes (or 100 dicentrics) per sample. 2015 July 16, “Revisiting Biomarkers of Total-Body and Partial-Body Exposure in a Baboon Model of Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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