Metacentric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to a metacenter.
  • adj. Genetics Having the centromere in the median position so that the arms are of equal length. Used of a chromosome.
  • n. A metacentric chromosome.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a metacenter
  • adj. (of a chromosome) Having the centromere approximately in the middle, such that the two arms are of similar length
  • n. A metacentric chromosome
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the metacenter.
  • In biology, pertaining to a new center around which new diverging modifications are produced.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
  • adj. of or relating to the metacenter
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