ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Submetacentric

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Submetacentric is an adjective meaning (cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm.

Meaning

(cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm.

More Meanings

  1. A submetacentric chromosome.

Example Sentences

Human chromosome 2 is submetacentric.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dicentric, amphitelic, monocentric, polycentric, polytene, midbivalent.

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