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Inversion (Genetics)

Medical Definition: An aberration in which a chromosomal segment is deleted and reinserted in the same place but turned 180 degrees from its original orientation, so that the gene sequence for the segment is reversed with respect to that of the rest of the chromosome.
Guide Notes: DF: INVERSION
Previously Indexed: Chromosome Aberrations (1968-1974),Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1967)

Inversion (Genetics) Medical Definitions and Terms

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