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A man was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the white blood cells. Doctors examined his chromosomes and found that chromosomes 9 and 22 were broken and the pieces had swapped places. What kind of chromosomal mutation is this?

translocation
deletion
duplication
inversion

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Answer:

the answer is translocations

Explanation:

A reciprocal translocation occurs when two fragments break off from two different chromosomes and swap places.

The type of chromosomal mutation in the given scenario is translocation, the correct option is A.

What is translocation?

A genetic transformation that occurs when a piece of one chromosome shatters off and adheres to another. Pieces from two distinct chromosomes will occasionally swap places.

In the given scenario, the chromosome 9 and 22 were broken and swapped, will result in translocation.

Thus, the correct option is A.

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