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Chromosome Section Breaks Joins Describe Types Mutations Deletion

Front Name and describe the 4 types of chromosome mutations.
Back Chromosome mutations:
  • Deletion - section of chromosome breaks off and is lost within cell
  • Duplication - sections of chromosome get duplicated
  • Translocation - section of one chromosome breaks off and joins another non-homologous chromosome
  • Inversion - section of chromosome breaks off, is reversed and joins back onto chromosome

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