chromosome_arm (RELEASE_2.5.1) | 
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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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