reciprocal translocation

noun

, Genetics.

1. an exchange of segments between two nonhomologous chromosomes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reciprocal translocation¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In the gorilla plot, chromosomes 4 and 19 stand out as the product of a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes syntenic to human chromosomes 5 and 17. b, The graph shows the number of collinear blocks in primate genomes with respect to the human genome.

From Nature

In the gorilla plot, chromosomes 4 and 19 stand out as the product of a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes syntenic to human chromosomes 5 and 17. b, The graph shows the number of collinear blocks in primate genomes with respect to the human genome.

From Nature

Discovered in 1973 by Janet Rowley, the Philadelphia chromosome results from a reciprocal translocation: part of the long arm of chromosome 9 is fused to part of chromosome 22.

From Nature

Part of chromosome No. 3 was attached to chromosome 8 and vice versa, a condition that geneticists call balanced reciprocal translocation.

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