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...ific kind of [[chromosomal abnormality]] that involves the fusion of two [[acrocentric chromosomes]] at their short arms. The condition is named after the America ...ross) and "locus" (place), referring to the movement of a segment from one chromosome to another.

== Acrocentric == ...d: ak-roh-sen-trik) is a term used in [[genetics]] to describe a type of [[chromosome]] in which the [[centromere]] is located near one end, resulting in one lon

...[[chromosome]] where the [[centromere]] is located at the very end of the chromosome. ..."center". This refers to the position of the centromere at the end of the chromosome.

...ronounced: mi·​cro·​chro·​mo·​some, /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkrəʊməsəʊm/) are a type of [[chromosome]] that are significantly smaller than other chromosomes in the genome. They ...[[gene]] content. They have a high [[recombination]] rate and are usually acrocentric, meaning the [[centromere]] is located near one end.

...like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The term "chromosome" was coined by German anatomist Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Har