How Would a Large Chromosomal Inversion Affect the Transcription of Internal

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Multiple Choice

How would a large chromosomal inversion affect the transcription of internal genes?

• A)The inversion may have no effect on transcription.
• B)The genes would not be expressed because they would now be oriented in the wrong direction.
• C)The genes would be now expressed in the 3' to 5' direction.
• D)It would lead to a tandem duplication.

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