Question

What best describes the difference between paracentric and pericentric inversion?

A. the number of genes inverted
B.the number of centromeres inverted
C.the placement of centromeres in the inversions
D.if the inversion is on autosomal of sex chromosomes

Answer 1

The answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Paracentric and Pericentric Inversions both are terms used to describe the action of inversing a part of the chromosome. But the main difference between the paracentric and pericentric inversions is that pericentric inversion, unlike the paracentric inversion, does include the centromere in the inversion process. So the answer is B, which is zero for paracentric inversion.

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