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subtelocentric

subtelocentric adjective: (of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre.

Adjective

subtelocentric (not comparable)

  1. (of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre

Noun

subtelocentric (plural subtelocentrics)

  1. Such a chromosome

Forms of subtelocentric

pluralsubtelocentrics

Origin of subtelocentric

From sub- + telocentric.

Questions about subtelocentric

What does subtelocentric mean?
Subtelocentric means (of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre.
What part of speech is subtelocentric?
Subtelocentric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subtelocentric in the dictionary

  1. subtegular
  2. subtegument
  3. subtegumental
  4. subtegumentary
  5. subtelencephalic
  6. subtelocentric
  7. subtelocentrics
  8. subtelomere
  9. subtelomereless
  10. subtelomeres
  11. subtelomeric

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