metacentric

Term: metacentric

Literally meaning: “after center”

Origin: Anc Greek

μετά/meta(after, next to)

κέντρο/centro/(center) > κεντρί/centri(=sting of a wasp)> κεντρίζω/centrizo(=stitch)

Coined/History

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Definition

(biology) Metacentric is the chromosome with its two arms roughly equal in length because its. centromere is medially situated.