What is the term for a chromosome whose centromere is positioned slightly off-center?

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Chromosomes are classified based on the location of their centromere. When the centromere is near the middle, but not exactly central, the chromosome is termed submetacentric. Metacentric chromosomes have centromeres exactly at the center, acrocentric chromosomes have centromeres close to one end, and telocentric chromosomes have centromeres at the very end.

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