submetacentric
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sub·meta·cen·tric

adjective \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

First Known Use of SUBMETACENTRIC

1962

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