Submetacentric
Translation of "submetacentric" into Russian
submetacentric
AdjectiveUK
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
US
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
submetacentric
субметацентрический
The submetacentric chromosome has a centromere that is slightly off-center.
Субметацентрическая хромосома имеет центромеру, которая немного смещена от центра.
Definitions
submetacentric
NounUK
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
US
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
A chromosome whose centromere is located slightly off the centre, giving it one arm that is a bit longer than the other.
Under the microscope, several submetacentrics could be distinguished from metacentrics and acrocentrics.
submetacentric
AdjectiveUK
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
US
/sʌbmɛtəˈsɛntrɪk/
Having a centromere that is located near the middle of a chromosome, but not exactly at the center, resulting in one arm being slightly longer than the other.
The submetacentric chromosome was easily identified under the microscope due to its unequal arm lengths.