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Definitions for "Metacentric"
Keywords:  centromere, equidistant, chromosome, middle, median
Related Terms: Metacentric chromosome, Acrocentric chromosome, Acrocentric, Metaphase, Homologues, Synapsis, Anaphase, Robertsonian translocation, Bivalent, Centromere, Non-disjunction, Polytene chromosome, Nondisjunction, Kinetochore, Isochromosome, Chiasmata, Uniparental disomy, Chromatids, Autosome, Autosomes, Reciprocal translocation, Monosomic, Autopolyploid, Sister chromatids, Disjunction, Disomy, Chromosomal translocation, Trisomy, Chromatid, Mitotic spindle, Sister chromatid exchange, Homologous chromosomes, Chiasma, Diploid, Autosomal, Tetrad, Polyploidy, Spindle, Telophase, Triploidy, Polyploid, Prometaphase, Prophase, Karyotype, Tetraploid, Crossing over, Monosomy, Reduction division, Haploid
A chromosome whose centromere lies in the middle.
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chromosome structure in which the centromere is roughly equidistant between the two ends.
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Refers to a chromosome which has its centromere in the middle and the short () and long () arms are of equal length.
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Keywords:  relating
of or relating to the metacenter
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