"submetacentric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: sub- + metacentric Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|metacentric}} sub- + metacentric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} submetacentric (not comparable)
  1. (cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cytology Related terms: telocentric, acrocentric, metacentric
    Sense id: en-submetacentric-en-adj-fsszYLdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 82 18 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: submetacentrics [plural]
Etymology: sub- + metacentric Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|metacentric}} sub- + metacentric Head templates: {{en-noun}} submetacentric (plural submetacentrics)
  1. A submetacentric chromosome.
    Sense id: en-submetacentric-en-noun-ufoML~x2

Inflected forms

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