submetacentric
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sub- + metacentric
Adjective[edit]
submetacentric (not comparable)
- (cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm
- Human chromosome 2 is submetacentric.
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
submetacentric (plural submetacentrics)
- A submetacentric chromosome.