submetacentric

submetacentric definition - medical

sub·met·a·cen·tric (sŭbˌmĕt-ə-sĕnˈtrĭk)

adjective
Having the centromere near the center but not in the middle, so that one arm is shorter than the other. Used of a chromosome.

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