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chromosome vs metacentric chromosome

metacentric chromosome vs chromosome

chromosome and metacentric chromosome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chromosome Yes No No No
metacentric chromosome Yes No No No
As nouns, metacentric chromosome is a hyponym of chromosome; that is, metacentric chromosome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chromosome:
  • chromosome: a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
  • metacentric chromosome: a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
chromosome (noun) metacentric chromosome (noun)
a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
Difference between chromosome and metacentric chromosome

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