submetacentric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm
noun
  1. A submetacentric chromosome.

Word forms

submetacentric submetacentrics

Etymology

From sub- + metacentric.

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