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Acrocentric chromosome has centromere near the extreme end.


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The correct option is A True
  1. The centromere of an acrocentric chromosome is located so that one of the chromosome arms is significantly shorter than the other.
  2. The centromere is located near the end of the chromosome rather than in the center.
  3. The prefix "acro-" corresponds to the Greek word for "peak." Six acrocentric chromosomes make up the human genome.

The given statement is true.


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