Robertsonian_fusion

ID: SO_1000043

Class

A non reciprocal translocation whereby the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single chromosome with a single centromere.

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Classification

Alternative Names

SynonymScopeReference
whole-arm translocationsexact synonym
Robertsonian fusionexact synonym
centric-fusion translocationsexact synonym