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Which chromosomal defect is caused when part of a chromosome breaks off at either end and attaches to another chromosome?

nondisjunction

translocation

deletion

insertion

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The answer to the problem is Translocation. Hope that helps
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The right answer is translocation.

Translocation is a genetic mutation characterized by the reciprocal exchange of chromosomal material between non-homologous chromosomes, that is, not belonging to the same pair.

If the translocation does not lead to a loss of chromosomal material and thus to genes, it is qualified as balanced or balanced.

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