What will be the resulting order of the genes when a segment undergoes inversion at the marked break points?
The resulting order of the genes will be (correct answer + 2, wrong answer - 0.50)
A
PQUTSRVW
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B
WVUTSRQP
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C
PQTURSVW
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D
VWUTSRPQ
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Solution
The correct option is A PQUTSRVW Inversion is a type of mutation in which the order of genes in a chromosome gets inverted. So, the sequence PQRSTUVW, after inversion at the segment between QR junction and UV junction, becomes PQUTSRVW.