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submetacentric

adj

Etymology

From sub- + metacentric.

  1. derived from κεντρικός
  2. formed as metacentric — “meta- + -centric”
  3. prefixed as submetacentric — “sub + metacentric”

Definitions

  1. (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a…

    (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.

  2. A submetacentric chromosome.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for submetacentric. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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