Question

one possible result of chromosomal breakage is for a fragment to join a nonhomologous chromosome. what is this alteration called?
deletion
inversion
translocation
transversion
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Explanation:

Chromosomal breakage can lead to different types of alterations. Translocation specifically refers to a situation where a fragment of a chromosome joins a non - homologous chromosome. Transversion is a type of mutation at the nucleotide level (a purine is replaced by a pyrimidine or vice - versa). Inversion is when a segment of a chromosome is reversed end - to - end. Deletion is the loss of a chromosome segment.

Answer:

translocation