Usually means: Chromosome with near-terminal centromere location.
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  2. acrocentric: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. acrocentric: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (acrocentric)

adjective:  (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
noun:  A chromosome that has the centromere very near to one end, and thus has a long arm, and a very short arm.

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