| metacentric | <genetics> Descriptive of a chromosome that has its centromere (kinetochore) at or near the middle of the chromosome, as opposed to acrocentric with the centromere near one end. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| metacentric chromosome | A chromosome with a centrally placed centromere that divides the chromosome into two arms of approximately equal length. (05 Mar 2000) |