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Chromosomal Inversion Fragment Attaches Backwards

A chromosomal inversion is a mutation where a chromosome segment breaks, reverses, and reattaches in the opposite orientation.

A chromosomal inversion is a mutation where a fragment of a chromosome breaks off, flips around, and reattaches in the reverse order.

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