Metacentric chromosome
A chromosome with arms of equal length.
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meta) the time when he mistakenly thought chromosomes had just divided into chromatids. It was later realized that chromosomes are already double when nuclear division begins. However, the term “metaphase” has stuck.
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meta) the time when he mistakenly thought chromosomes had just divided into chromatids. It was later realized that chromosomes are already double when nuclear division begins. However, the term “metaphase” has stuck.
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