dicentric

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ centric.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

dicentric (not comparable)

1. (genetics) (of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

Derived terms

• isodicentric

 

Noun

dicentric (plural dicentrics)

1. A chromosome that has two centromeres.
   • 2015 July 16, “Revisiting Biomarkers of Total-Body and Partial-Body Exposure in a Baboon Model of Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Dicentric frequency was determined for at least 250 lymphocytes (or 100 dicentrics) per sample.