metacentric

adjective meta·cen·tric \ˌme-tə-ˈsen-trik\

Definition of METACENTRIC

: of or relating to a metacenter

: having the centromere medially situated so that the two chromosomal arms are of roughly equal length

— metacentric noun

1798

Medical Dictionary

adjective meta·cen·tric \ˌmet-ə-ˈsen-trik\

: having the centromere medially situated so that the two chromosomal arms are of roughly equal length—compare acrocentric, telocentric

—metacentric noun

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