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Acrocentric chromosome

Definition
AI-generated

Chromosome with centromere near one end and a prominent short arm (human acrocentrics carry rDNA repeats).

Topics
Molecular biology
Related
Chromosome Centromere Ribosomal Dna

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"Cytogenetic review noted a Robertsonian translocation involving two acrocentric chromosome arms (13 and 14)."

Chromosome Centromere Ribosomal Dna
Related-term network

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References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.
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