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Chapter 8, Problem 6TYK
If a fragment of a chromosome breaks off and then reattaches to the original chromosome but in the reverse direction, the resulting chromosomal abnormality is called
a. a deletion.
b. an inversion.
c. a translocation.
d. a nondisjunction.
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