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(C) In the provided figure of a chromosome,the label '$a$' points to the small,rounded,non-staining terminal part of the chromosome,which is known as

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Satellite,Centromere

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(C) In the provided figure of a chromosome,the label '$a$' points to the small,rounded,non-staining terminal part of the chromosome,which is known as the 'Satellite'.The label '$b$' points to the primary constriction or the central point where the two chromatids are joined,which is known as the 'Centromere'.Therefore,'$a$' represents the Satellite and '$b$' represents the Centromere.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ Chromosome arms are of equal length	$(a)$ Submetacentric
$(2)$ One arm of the chromosome is shorter	$(b)$ Acrocentric
$(3)$ One arm is extremely long and the other is very short	$(c)$ Telocentric
$(4)$ Terminal centromere	$(d)$ Metacentric

What do $a$ and $b$ represent in the given figure,respectively?

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