Given is the representation of a kind of chromosomal mutation. What is the kind of mutation represented?
A
Deletion
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B
Duplication
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C
Inversion
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D
Reciprocal translocation
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Solution
The correct option is C Inversion An inversion is a chromosome rearrangement in which a segment of a chromosome is reversed end to end. An inversion occurs when a single chromosome undergoes breakage and rearrangement within itself. Inversions are of two types: paracentric and pericentric.