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Chromosome, dicentric(health)
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Chromosome, dicentric (health)


An abnormal chromosome (a microscopically visible carrier of the genetic material DNA) with two centromeres rather than the normal one. The centromere is essential for the division of the chromosome. A dicentric chromosome is twice tethered and so is pulled in opposite directions when the cell divides and this causes the chromosome to form a bridge and then break. Dicentric chromosomes are a cause of chromosome instability.