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The shorter and longer arms of submetacentric chromosome are referred to as? ?


Aditya 1st Jun, 2019
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Shreya Singh Student Expert 1st Jun, 2019

Hello student,

The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as p-arm and q-arm respectively.

Explanation: Sub metacentric chromosome is Heterobrachial. Short arm designated as 'p' arm (p = petite i.e. short) Long arm designated as 'q' arm.

Cheers!

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