Compaction of the duplicated chromosomes during cell division (mitosis or meiosis) results either in a four-arm structure (pictured to the right) if the centromere is located in the middle of the chromosome or a two-arm structure if the centromere is located near one of the ends.
boycott definition: The definition of a boycott is a decision to not use or buy products or services in order to show support for a cause. (noun) An example of a boycott is not buying paper products made with rainforest wood to protest deforestation....
from the name of the estate manager C. C. Boycott, against whom this tactic was first used by Irish tenant farmers in 1880 because of his harsh treatment of them. (1) In international law, the refusal of a state to establish or maintain trade, financial, or other relations with another state or group of states.