Given the Following Sequence of Genes on a Chromosome, Determine

question 12

Multiple Choice

Given the following sequence of genes on a chromosome, determine what change in chromosome structure occurred. (the * indicates the centromere) before A B C D * E F G H
After A B G F E * D C H

• A) Reciprocal translocation
• B) Pericentric inversion
• C) Paracentric inversion
• D) Gene duplication
• E) None of the answers are correct

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