Translocation is the rearrangement of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes.
No loss or gain of genetic material is balanced translocation and with less or more of genetic
material is unbalanced translocation leading to abnormality.
Two types of translocations are reciprocal and Robertsonian translocation
Reciprocal translocation: it is formed when a break occurs in each of two chromosomes with the
segments being exchanged to form to form two new derivative chromosomes.
Robertsonian translocation: it is a particular type of reciprocal translocation in which breaking
points are located at, or close to , centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes.
No loss or gain of genetic material is balanced translocation and with less or more of genetic
material is unbalanced translocation leading to abnormality.
Two types of translocations are reciprocal and Robertsonian translocation
Reciprocal translocation: it is formed when a break occurs in each of two chromosomes with the
segments being exchanged to form to form two new derivative chromosomes.
Robertsonian translocation: it is a particular type of reciprocal translocation in which breaking
points are located at, or close to , centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes.
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