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A chromosome has an inversion.which describes a pericentric inversion?

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Deletion of Genes is the answer :) hoped I helped I took the test it came out correct.

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Deletion of genes around the centromere is considered a pericentric inversion. The Pericentric inversions include the centromere and there is a break point in each arm. Deletions and duplications occur during crossing over during the inversion which results in recombination in two loops.
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