See Also: Chromosome, acrocentric(health)
acrocentric chromosome(medicine)
Acrocentric chromosome(health)
acrocentric(medicine)
Chromosome, X(health)
y chromosome(medicine)
x chromosome(medicine)
sex chromosome(medicine)
p arm of a chromosome(medicine)
odd chromosome(medicine)

PE (iou) and Chromosome, acrocentric (health)


PE (iou)



PE abbreviation.
Physical Education.
Also pe. Plastic explosive.

Chromosome, acrocentric (health)


A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere (the "waist" of the chromosome) located quite near one end of the chromosome. The "acro-" in acrocentric comes from the Greek "akron" meaning "the end." Humans have 5 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes. Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is due to an extra acrocentric chromosome, namely chromosome 21.