DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    A chromosome in which the centromere is situated close to its end so that one arm is very short and the other very long is

    A)  acrocentric      

    B)  metacentric

    C)  sub-metacentric  

    D)  telocentric

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    In acrocentric chromosomes, centromere appears subterminal, ie, with a very small and  a very long arm. In metacentric chromosome, centromere is median and chromosome appears V-shaped  during anaphasic movement. submetacentric chromosome, centromere is submedian, ie, one arm smaller and one arm Larger. In telocentric chromosome, centromere is Tuely terminal.


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