Robertsonian translocation

noun

A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere.

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Meanings

nounRobertsonian translocation (plural Robertsonian translocations)

plural Robertsonian translocations

  1. A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere.

Origin

From Robertsonian + translocation.

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