chromosome_arm (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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SO Accession: | SO:0000105 (SOWiki) |
Definition: | A region of the chromosome between the centromere and the telomere. Human chromosomes have two arms, the p arm (short) and the q arm (long) which are separated from each other by the centromere. |
Synonyms: | chromosome arm |
DB Xrefs: | URL: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5152 |
Parent: | chromosome_part (SO:0000830) |
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