submetacentric

adjective

sub·​meta·​cen·​tric ˌsəb-ˌme-tə-ˈsen-trik How to pronounce submetacentric (audio)
: having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other
submetacentric noun

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of submetacentric was in 1957

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submetacentric

1 of 2 adjective
sub·​meta·​cen·​tric ˌsəb-ˌmet-ə-ˈsen-trik How to pronounce submetacentric (audio)
: having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other

submetacentric

2 of 2 noun
: a submetacentric chromosome
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