The movement of a chromosome segment from one linkage group to another is called as
A
Translocation
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B
Crossing over
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C
Inversion
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D
Duplication
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Solution
The correct option is A Translocation
A set of genes at different loci on the same chromosome tend to act as a single pair of genes in meiosis instead of undergoing independent assortment.
The chromosome translocation is caused by the rearrangement of parts betweennonhomologous chromosomes. Hence intranslocation, there is a movement of a chromosome segment from one linkage group to another Hence, correct option is A.