metacentric chromosome
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Related to metacentric chromosome: holocentric chromosome, submetacentric chromosome
met·a·cen·tric chro·mo·some
a chromosome with a centrally placed centromere that divides the chromosome into two arms of approximately equal length.
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met·a·cen·tric chro·mo·some
(met'ă-sen'trik krō'mŏ-sōm)A chromosome with a centrally placed centromere that divides the chromosome into two arms of approximately equal length.
[meta- + G. kentron, circle]
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metacentric chromosome
a chromosome having the CENTROMERE located about halfway along. Compare ACENTRIC CHROMOSOME.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005