explain how   Robertsonian translocations can reshapegenomes

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Chapter11: The Basic Principles Of Heredity
Section11.3: Inheritance And Chromosomes
Problem 3C: CONNECT Two loci exhibit 5% recombination between them. How many map units apart are they?
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explain how   Robertsonian translocations can reshape
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Translocation can be defined as the movement of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequences in between two nonhomologous chromosomes. It is different from crossing over, in a way that it takes place between the non-homologous chromosome and crossing overtake place in homologous chromosome.

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