adj.
- Of or relating to a metacenter.
- Genetics. Having the centromere in the median position so that the arms are of equal length. Used of a chromosome.
A metacentric chromosome.
metacentricity met'a·cen·tric'i·ty (-sĕn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
metacentric
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met·a·cen·tric (mĕt'ə-sĕn'trĭk) 
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adj.
A metacentric chromosome.
metacentricity met'a·cen·tric'i·ty (-sĕn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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(mĕt'ə-sĕn'trĭk)
adj.
adj.
Having the centromere of a chromosome in the median position so that the arms are of equal length.
n.A metacentric chromosome.
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A replicating chromosome with the centromere midway between the ends.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
Pertains to noun: centromere (meaning #1)
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