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subcentromeric

subcentromeric adjective: below a centromere.

Adjective

subcentromeric (not comparable)

  1. Below a centromere
    • While U2 snRNA gene clusters map to a single subcentromeric position on chromosome pair 13, U1 snRNA gene clusters seem to appear on almost all chromosome pairs, but showing bigger clusters on pairs 5, 13, 16, 17 and 19.2015 December 31, “Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis of the European Hake Merluccius merluccius (Merlucciidae, Gadiformes): U1 and U2 snRNA Gene Clusters Map to the Same Location”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subcentromeric

From sub- + centromeric.

Questions about subcentromeric

What does subcentromeric mean?
Subcentromeric means below a centromere.
What part of speech is subcentromeric?
Subcentromeric is an adjective.

Words near subcentromeric in the dictionary

  1. subcentre
  2. subcentres
  3. subcentric
  4. subcentriolar
  5. subcentripetal
  6. subcentromeric
  7. subcentrosomal
  8. subception
  9. subcerebral
  10. subcerebrally
  11. subcespitose

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