Difference between Metacentric and Telocentric
Difference between Metacentric and Telocentric are in tabular form below –
No. |
Metacentric |
Telocentric |
Definition |
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1. | When the centromere is present at the centre and two arms of chromosome appears equal in length like ‘V’ shape then it is called as Metacentric. | When the centromere is present at the end of the chromosome and appears like ‘I’ letter but not seen in the human cells, then it is called as Telocentric. |
Occurrence |
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2. | Metacentric type of a chromosome occurs in the humans. | Telocentric type of a chromosome occurs in the telocentric. |
Presence of centromere |
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3. | Centromere of the metacentric chromosome is present at the middle of the chromosome. | Centromere of the telocentric chromosome is present at the end of the chromosome. |
Richness |
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4. | This type of chromosome is common. | This type of chromosome is very rare. |
Arms |
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5. | The metacentric chromosome contains two equal arms. | The telocentric chromosome does not contain p and q arms. |
Structure |
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6. | Structure of this chromosome is ‘X’ shaped. | Structure of this chromosome is ‘I’ shaped. |