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What is refer-ed to as satellite chromosome?

Class 11th Biology - Exemplar 8. Cell : The Unit of Life

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Sometimes a few chromosomes have non-staining secondary constrictions at a constant location. This gives the appearance of a small fragment called the satellite. Such chromosomes are called satellite chromosomes.

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