chromosome_arm

Term ID

SO:0000105

Synonyms

• chromosome arm

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. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5152

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology