Can simple translocations ever be balanced? I know with reciprocal translocations that if you're swapping the same *amount* of genetic material, it would be balanced, but if not, it would probably be unbalanced. (I'm referring to the genetic material of each chromosome, and not the total genetic material). But simple translocations on the other hand, you're adding part of a chromosome to another without swapping. So it's not possible to have a balanced simple translocation
Can simple translocations ever be balanced?
I know with reciprocal translocations that if you're swapping the same *amount* of genetic material, it would be balanced, but if not, it would probably be unbalanced. (I'm referring to the genetic material of each chromosome, and not the total genetic material).
But simple translocations on the other hand, you're adding part of a chromosome to another without swapping. So it's not possible to have a balanced simple translocation, correct?
Exchange of genetic information between different parts of the chromosome is called genetic translocation. It can be balanced and unbalanced. Unbalanced translocation poses many health problems in the form of monosomy or trisomy of certain types of chromosomes.
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