Monocentric chromosome

The monocentric chromosome is a chromosome that has only one centromere in a chromosome and forms a narrow constriction.

This section is about centromere number. For optical eyepiece, see Eyepiece ยง Monocentric.

Monocentric centromeres are the most common structure on highly repetitive DNA in plants and animals.

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