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Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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Chromosomes at anaphase are of various shapes depending upon position of centromere. It is J shaped when centromere is

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acrocentric
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If the p (short) arm is so short that it is hard to observe, but still present, then the chromosome is acrocentric. The human genome includes six acrocentric chromosomes: 13, 14, 15, 21, 22 and Y chromosomes.

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