AGB 121: Principles of Animal Genetics and Population Genetics (2+1)

TRANSLOCATION

• Segment from one of two homologous chromosomes breaks and binds to the other non-homologous chromosomes.
• Translocation of genes has resulted in some genes from one of the chromosomes attaching to the other non-homologous chromosomes.
• Non-reciprocal Chromosome Translocation - a part of chromosome is translocated to another non-homologous chromosome so that one chromosome becomes deficient and the other gains certain segments of chromosome.
• Reciprocal Chromosome Translocation - two non homologous chromosomes exchange segments.