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

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

NEETNEET 2021Cell : The Unit of Life

Solution:

Metacentric chromosome has a median centromere, due to which it has two almost equal arms. It attains $V$ shape in anaphase.