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The shorter and longer arms of submetacentric chromosome are referred to as:

  1. A
    s-arm and l-arm respectively
  2. B
    p-arm and q-arm respectively
  3. C
    q-arm and p-arm respectively
  4. D
    m-arm and n-arm respectively

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[Image showing types of chromosomes: metacentric, submetacentric, acrocentric]
In chromosomes where the centromere is slightly away from the middle (submetacentric):

The shorter arm is called the p-arm (from French 'petit').

The longer arm is called the q-arm.

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The shorter and longer arms of submetacentric chromosome are referred to as:
A
s-arm and l-arm respectively
B
p-arm and q-arm respectively
C
q-arm and p-arm respectively
D
m-arm and n-arm respectively

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