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Deletion, Inversion, and Duplication in Chromosomes

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Deletion, Inversion, and Duplication in Chromosomes

Question

A portion of a chromosome with genes named A, B, C, S, Q and R can be represented as:
[A][B][C][S][Q][R]
Illustrate the changes if the above chromosome undergoes the following mutations affecting only gene C and S.
1. Deletion
2. Inversion
3. Duplication

Answer

1.
[A][B][Q][R]

2.
[A][B][S][C][Q][R]

3.
[A][B][C][S][C][S][Q][R]