AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A translocation occurs when a piece of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome. This type of rearrangement is described as balanced if no genetic material is gained or lost in the cell. If there is a gain or loss of genetic material, the translocation is described as unbalanced . Deletions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (TRANZ-loh-KAY-shun) A genetic change in which a piece of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome. Sometimes pieces from two different chromosomes will trade places with each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robertsonian translocations A Robertsonian translocation occurs when one chromosome becomes attached to another.

Detailed explanation-4: -A chromosome translocation is defined as a genome abnormality in which a chromosome breaks and either the whole or a portion of it reattaches to a different chromosome (Fig. 1a).

Detailed explanation-5: -14.1 Types of Translocations 1. simple translocations (one break involved) 2. reciprocal translocations (two breaks involved) 3. shift type translocations (three breaks involved) 4.