submetacentric /sub·meta·cen·tric/ (-met″ah-sen´trik) having the centromere almost, but not quite, at the metacentric position.
submetacentric
submetacentric [sub-met″ah-sen´trik]
sub·met·a·cen·tric (s b m t- -sn tr k)adj. Having the centromere near the center but not in the middle, so that one arm is shorter than the other. Used of a chromosome. |
submetacentric
[sub′metəsen′trik]
Etymology: L, sub + Gk, meta, besides, kentron, center
pertaining to a chromosome in which the centromere is located approximately equidistant between the center and one end so that the arms of the chromosomes are not equal in length. Compare acrocentric, metacentric, telocentric.
submetacentric [sub-met″ah-sen´trik]
having the centromere almost, but not quite, at the metacentric position.
submetacentric
having the centromere almost, but not quite, at the metacentric position.
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