It is when chromosome loses a fragment through breakage.Group of answer choicestranslocationnondisjunctioninversionduplicationdeletionNext
Question
It is when chromosome loses a fragment through breakage.Group of answer choicestranslocationnondisjunctioninversionduplicationdeletionNext
Solution
The answer is "deletion". This term refers to a type of chromosomal abnormality in genetics where a DNA fragment is lost or deleted. During deletion, a chromosome breaks and the broken fragment is lost during cell division.
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