Q. Given below is representation of a kind of chromosomal mutation. What is the kind of mutation represented?
A) Deletion
B) Duplication
C) Inversion
D) Reciprocal translocation
Explanation
Inversion invoves a reverse order of genes in part of chromosome. ABCDEFGH has been shown in figure, where breaks occur between A and E. Reunion at broken ends may leads to inversion of the segment BCD into DCB. Indeletion, a section of chromosome is lost.
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