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Question
A chromosome has its centromere close to one end, producing one extremely short arm and one very long arm. How is this chromosome classified?
Explanation
An acrocentric chromosome has its centromere close to one end, producing one extremely short arm and one very long arm. A telocentric chromosome has a terminal centromere.
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