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  4. The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as

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Q. The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as

NEETNEET 2019Cell : The Unit of Life

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