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CSU BIOL 3216 Chapter 6 - Genetics
Chromosome Variation
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
12/02/2012

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Allopolyploidy
Definition
Condition of having multiple sets of chromosomes derived from two or more different species.
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Aneuploidy
Definition
Condition in which the chromosome number differs from the wild type by part of a chromosome set.
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Autopolyploidy
Definition
Condition of having multiple sets of chromosomes all derived from a single species.
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Chromosome mutation
Definition
An inherited large-scale change in chromosome structure or number.
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Deletion
Definition
Mutation in which one or more base pairs is absent.
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Duplication
Definition
Presence of one or more extra copies of a chromosomal region.
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Inversion
Definition
A chromosomal rearrangement involving removal of a segment, its rotation through 180 degrees, and its reinsertion in the same location.
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Karyotype
Definition
The set of chromosomes within a cell sorted into pairs and arranged from large to small.
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Nondisjunction
Definition
Failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to segregate at meiosis or mitosis.
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Polyploidy
Definition
Condition of having more than two sets of chromosomes.
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Translocation
Definition
Exchange of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes.
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