submetacentric

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

Definition of SUBMETACENTRIC

: having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other

— submetacentric noun

1962

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