In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Pericentric Inversion 2. Chromosome Morphology 3. Occurrence of Pericentric Inversion. Meaning of Pericentric Inversion: When the inverted segment is large, a loop is formed during synapsis and centromere is included in the loop. Crossing over in the loop causes the formation of deficiency-duplication chromatids. Chromosome […]
Pericentric Inversion: Meaning and Occurrence
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Inversions in Natural Populations
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In this article we will discuss about the inversions in natural populations which is caused when the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed. Inversions occur spontaneously in a large number of plant and animal species. But the most extensive work has been done in Drosophila in which they have been detected in […]
Inversions in Humans
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In this article we will discuss about the inversions in humans which occurs when the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed. Pericentric Inversion: There are a number of reports of pericentric inversions in human. Breaks occur in both, short (p) and long (q) arms of the chromosomes. The length of inverted segment […]
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