subtelocentric

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adjective

(of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre

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Meanings

adjectivesubtelocentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiology(of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre
nounsubtelocentric (plural subtelocentrics)

plural subtelocentrics

  1. Such a chromosome

Origin

From sub- + telocentric.

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APA

subtelocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtelocentric

MLA

“subtelocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtelocentric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtelocentric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtelocentric.

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