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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 133
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Ana María ALCONCHEL SEBASTIÁN, Augustine Edith EMENE, Inés PLAZA FONTANET
  • Creation / modification date: 31-01-2014
  • Term: translocation(s)
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: Chromosome or piece of chromosome that has been moved from its normal location and attached to another chromosome.
  • Context: In an unbalanced translocation there is a gain or loss of DNA, so the cell has an abnormal amount of genetic material.
  • Expression: balance translocation, unbalanced translocation, reciprocal translocation
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
    • Definition: SCHEUERLE, A. (2005) Understanding Genetics. A Primer for Couples and Families. Westport: Praeger Publishers.
    • Context: SCHEUERLE, A. (2005) Understanding Genetics. A Primer for Couples and Families. Westport: Praeger Publishers.
    • Expression: SCHEUERLE, A. (2005) Understanding Genetics. A Primer for Couples and Families. Westport: Praeger Publishers.
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosomal_translocation
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