L- shaped chromosomes are also called

acrocentric

telocentric

sub- metacentric

None of these

Solution

sub- metacentric

The shape of chromosome is determined by the position of centromere on the chromosomes. They may be of following five types:

(i) Acentric- centromere is absent.

(ii) Telocentric- centromere present at one end of chromosome.

(iii) Acrocentric- when chromosome is divided into a very small segment at one end and a very large segment on the other end.

(iv)Submetacentric- when chromosome has two unequal segments and forms V- shaped structure.

(v) Metacentric- two equal segments of chromosomes

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