What is the feature of a metacentric chromosome?

  • A
    The centromere is situated at the terminal end.
  • B
    The centromere is situated in the middle of the chromosome,forming two equal arms.
  • C
    The centromere is situated close to its end,forming one extremely short and one very long arm.
  • D
    The centromere is situated slightly away from the middle,resulting in one shorter arm and one longer arm.

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