submetacentric

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adjective

(of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm

“Human chromosome 2 is submetacentric.”

OriginEnglish metacentric ← Latin sub- →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

adjectivesubmetacentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiology(of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm

    Human chromosome 2 is submetacentric.

nounsubmetacentric (plural submetacentrics)

plural submetacentrics

  1. A submetacentric chromosome.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmetacentric
  5. Englishsubmetacentric

From sub- + metacentric.

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APA

submetacentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submetacentric

MLA

“submetacentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submetacentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submetacentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submetacentric.

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