submetacentric

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ metacentric.

Adjective

submetacentric (not comparable)

1. (cytology) (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.

See also

• telocentric
• acrocentric
• metacentric

Noun

submetacentric (plural submetacentrics)

1. A submetacentric chromosome.