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Definitions for "Chromosomal translocation"
Keywords:  rearrangement, translocation, fragment, reciprocal, robertsonian
Related Terms: Nondisjunction, Robertsonian translocation, Reciprocal translocation, Bivalent, Sister chromatids, Synapsis, Monosomic, Chromatids, Non-disjunction, Sister chromatid exchange, Trisomy, Autosome, Uniparental disomy, Autosomes, Polytene chromosome, Translocation, Crossing over, Chromatid, Homologous chromosomes, Disomy, Chiasmata, Monosomy, Autosomal, Autopolyploid, Crossing-over, Ploidy, Centromere, Diploid, Homologous chromosome, Kinetochore, Triploidy, Aneuploidy, Polyploidy, Disjunction, Polyploid, Homologues, Aneuploid, Synaptonemal complex, Tetrad, Mitosis, Acrocentric chromosome, Karyotype, Haploid, Reduction division, Klinefelter syndrome, Anaphase, Allopolyploid, Tetraploid, Y-chromosome, Prophase
Rearrangement of a chromosome in which a segment is moved from one location to another, either within the same chromosome or to another chromosome. This is sometimes reciprocal, when one fragment is exchanged for another.
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The translocation of a chromosome fragment to another chromosome.
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a condition where a fragment of one chromosome is broken off and is then attached to another. Depending on which piece of chromosome is moved to where, this results in a wide range of medical problems, such as leukemia, breast cancer, schizophrenia or muscular dystrophy.
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Keywords:  aberrant, inducing, gene, potential, lead
a potential disease-inducing process since the insertion of a chromosome piece into a different chromosome can lead to aberrant gene expression
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