A pericentric inversion is a type of chromosomal inversion in which the centromere is located within the inverted region. This type of inversion can be distinguished from a paracentric inversion, which does not include the centromere in the inverted region. In a pericentric inversion, the centromere is the point around which the chromosome is inverted. […]
Homologous Chromosomes: 1. Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that contain the same genes in the same order, although the specific alleles of those genes may be different. 2. Each homologous chromosome contains one chromosome from each parent, meaning that each pair of homologous chromosomes has one maternal and one paternal chromosome. 3. Homologous chromosomes […]
