Deletions, Translocations, and Inversions Are Chromosomal Changes That Lead to Mutations

question 16

True/False

Deletions, translocations, and inversions are chromosomal changes that lead to mutations.

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Definitions:

Segmentation

A body plan in which the body is divided into a series of compartments (segments).

Deuterostomia

Deuterostomia is a major division of the animal kingdom that includes groups like the chordates and echinoderms, characterized by the developmental feature in which the anus forms from the first opening in the embryo, with the mouth forming later.

Protostomes

A major group of animals in which the mouth develops from the first opening in the embryo, with examples including mollusks, annelids, and arthropods.

Spiral Cleavage

A type of embryonic development in some molluscs and annelids where cells divide in a spiral pattern.