Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)
Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259660269
Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 8.4, Problem 3LO
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Chromosomal rearrangements causing some forms of cancer.

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Chromosomal rearrangements deregulate the gene which causes cancer.

Introduction:

Chromosomal rearrangements in an organism is done by four processes such as deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations. Inversions and translocations are balanced chromosomal rearrangements in which gene order is changed but do not remove or duplicate gene order. Duplication and deletion are imbalance chromosomal rearrangements in there is loss or addition of a copy of a segment of chromosome.

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Essentials of Biology (5th International Edition)

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