In which type of chromosome, one arm is very long and one arm is very short.

Acrocentric

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Metacentric

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Submetacentric

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Telocentric

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Solution

The correct option is A Acrocentric
An acrocentric chromosome is a chromosome with the centromere located closer to one end. This gives rise to a very small p arm and a comparatively much longer short arm. In the human genome chromosomes 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 are acrocentric.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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