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dicentric

adj, noun — 2 senses

dicentric

adj

Etymology From di- + centric.

1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences (of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

Derived terms
isodicentric

dicentric

noun

Etymology From di- + centric.

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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