2. p and q are shorter and longer arms of a sub-metacentric chromosome. Submetacentric chromosomes have the centromere slightly offset from the center leading to a slight asymmetry in the length of the two sections. Human chromosomes 4 through 12 are submetacentric in nature.
Dr. Vikas did Masters, M. Phil. & Ph.D. from Delhi University. He was one of the gold medalists in the university during Masters in Zoology. He has published many research papers in drug designing & development. He is Assistant Professor in the University of Delhi. He believes in educating and not just teaching his students and enable them by inculcating scientific temperament to solve challenges in the field of Animal sciences.
Vikas Kumar
Dec 2nd, 2019