See Also: paracentric inversion(medicine)
Chromosome inversion, paracentric(health)
paracentric(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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Inversion(medicine)
inversion(dictionary)
inversion(dictionary)
Chromosome inversion(health)
inversion heterozygote(medicine)

paracentric inversion (medicine)


paracentric inversion


A basic type of chromosome rearrangement. A segment that does not include the centromere (and so is paracentric) has been snipped out of a chromosome, turned through 180 degrees (inverted), and inserted right back into its original location in chromosome.