Chapter 8, Problem 1QSDC

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

Determine the chromosomal arrangement of the given chromosome in the diagram during metaphase of meiosis $1$.

Introduction:

Translocation and inversion of chromosome are the phenomenon which causes the mutation in the chromosome. Inversion occurs when the break occurs in one chromosome; sometimes, the region between breaks rotates $180°$ before rejoining which results in a chromosomal mutation called inversion.

Translocation is another type of chromosomal mutation in which two non-homologous chromosomes exchange their parts resulting in chromosomal rearrangement called translocation.