[Campbell Biology P.357] A piece of a chromosome breaks off and joins a nonhomologous chromo... | Practice Question

A piece of a chromosome breaks off and joins a nonhomologous chromosome. What is this type of structural alteration called?

  • A: Deletion
  • B: Duplication
  • C: Inversion
  • D: Translocation

Explanation

Figure 15.14d explicitly defines and illustrates a translocation as an event where a segment from one chromosome moves to a nonhomologous chromosome.