metacentric /meta·cen·tric/ (-sen´trik) having the centromere near the middle, so that the arms of the replicating chromosome are approximately equal in length.
metacentric
met·a·cen·tric (m t  -sn tr k)adj. Having the centromere of a chromosome in the median position so that the arms are of equal length. n. A metacentric chromosome. |
metacentric
[met′əsen′trik]
Etymology: Gk, meta + kentron, center
pertaining to a chromosome in which the centromere is located near the center so that the arms of the chromosome are of approximately equal length. Compare acrocentric, submetacentric, telocentric.
metacentric
a replicating chromosome with the centromere midway between the ends.
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