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1930757274chromosomeA single piece of coiled DNA and associated proteins found in linear forms in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and circular forms in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells; contains genes that encode traits. Each species has a characteristic number of chromosomes.0
1930757275deletionChange to a chromosome in which a fragment of the chromosome is removed1
1930757276duplicationA change in chromosome's structure due to fusion with a fragment from a homologous chromosome, (it results in a portion of a chromosome being repeated on the same chromosome).2
1930757277inversion(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed3
1930757278monosomyA condition in a diploid cell in which one chromosome of one pair is missing (totaling 1 copy of that chromosome) as a result of nondisjunction during meiosis.4
1930757279nondisjunctionError in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate.5
1930757280translocationChange to a chromosome in which a fragment of one chromosome attaches to a nonhomologous chromosome6
1930757281trisomyA condition in a diploid cell in which an extra chromosome of one pair is present (totaling 3 copies of that chromosome) as a result of nondisjunction during meiosis.7

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