A chromosome initially has the following segments: A B • C D E F G Draw the chromosome, identifying its segments, that would result from each of the following mutations. a. Tandem duplication of DEF b. Displaced duplication of DEF c. Deletion of FG d. Paracentric inversion that includes DEFG e. Pericentric inversion of BCDE

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A chromosome initially has the following segments:
A B • C D E F G
Draw the chromosome, identifying its segments, that would result from
each of the following mutations.
a. Tandem duplication of DEF
b. Displaced duplication of DEF
c. Deletion of FG
d. Paracentric inversion that includes DEFG
e. Pericentric inversion of BCDE

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