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.