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

Question

When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as: (A) Metacentric (B) Telocentric (C) Sub-metacentric (D) Acrocentric

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

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

Metacentric

Telocentric

Sub-metacentric

Acrocentric

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