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Deletion
loss of part of a chromosome
duplication
3 types
addition of extra copy of part of a chromosome
1. tandem - duplicated area immediately adjacent to original segment
2. displaced - located away from the original
3. reverse - inverted segment
inversion
part of chromosome is reversed in orientation
can be paracentric or pericentric (includes the centromere)
translocation
part of chromosome becomes incorporated into different (nonhomologous) chromosome
polyploidy
gain entire sets of chromosomes, causing chromosome number to change from 2n 3n, 4n, etc. 2 types: autopolyploidy or allopolyploidy
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Anonymous
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242868
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Genetics
Description
Genetics - mutations, transcription, translation, cloning
Updated
2013-10-25T22:32:09Z
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