Having the centromere about equidistant from the extremities, said of a chromosome. [meta- + G. kentron, circle]
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meta·cen·tric .met-ə-'sen-trik adj having the centromere medially situated so that the two chromosomal arms are of roughly equal length compare ACROCENTRIC, TELOCENTRIC
metacentric n
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n.
a chromosome in which the centromere is at or near the centre of the chromosome.
• metacentric adj.
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meta·cen·tric (met″ə-senґtrik) [meta- + center (def. 1)] having the centromere near the middle, so that the arms of the chromosome are approximately equal in length. Cf. acrocentric and submetacentric.Medical dictionary. 2011.