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NEET 2021
Exam
NEET
Year
2021
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Cell - The Unit of Life

NEET 2021 · Botany · Cell - The Unit of Life

When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of...

When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:

Options

  1. AMetacentric
  2. BTelocentric
  3. CSub-metacentric
  4. DAcrocentric

Correct answer

A. Metacentric

Step-by-step solution

The position of a centromere can be metacentric (centromere at the centre), sub-metacentric (centromere near at the centre), acrocentric (centromere near the end) or telocentric (centromere at the end). The metacentric chromosomes take the "V"" V " shape during cell division.
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