A Region of a Chromosome on Spanning the Centromere Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

A region of a chromosome on spanning the centromere is broken and reattached in the reverse direction. This is an example of which type of chromosomal defect?

• A)paracentric inversion
• B)pericentric inversion
• C)pericentric translocation
• D)dicentric inversion
• E)dicentric translocation

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