metacentric

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From meta- +‎ -centric.

Adjective[edit]

metacentric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a metacenter.
  2. (genetics) Of a chromosome: having the centromere approximately in the middle, such that the two arms are of similar length.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

metacentric (plural metacentrics)

  1. A metacentric chromosome.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French métacentrique.

Adjective[edit]

metacentric m or n (feminine singular metacentrică, masculine plural metacentrici, feminine and neuter plural metacentrice)

  1. metacentric

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