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   1 day ago · Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements. Cytologists have characterized numerous structural rearrangements in chromosomes, but chromosome inversions and translocations are the most common. We can identify both during meiosis by the adaptive pairing of rearranged chromosomes with their former homologs to maintain appropriate gene alignment.

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   Chromosomal Rearrangements. A chromosomal rearrangement means that pieces of chromosomes are missing, duplicated (there are extra copies), or moved around. The effects vary. They depend on which chromosome pieces are involved and how they are rearranged. Some have no effect, some are incompatible with life, and others are somewhere between.

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   Jun 14, 2022 · Structural chromosomal rearrangements result from different mechanisms of formation, usually related to certain genomic architectural features that may lead to genetic instability. Most of these rearrangements arise from recombination, repair, or replication mechanisms that occur after a double-strand break or the stalling/breakage of a replication fork. Here, we review the mechanisms of ...

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   • Abnormal pairing at Meiosis. DNA forms loops to achieve pairing when chromosomes are rearranged. Homologous regions of chromosomes pair at meiosis I (prophase I).
   • Decreased Viability. All of the chromosome rearrangements shown above produce functional chromosomes. Each has one centromere, two telomeres, and thousands of origins of replication.
   • Decreased Fertility. Recall that during meiosis I homologous chromosomes pair up. If a cell has a chromosome with a rearrangement this chromosome will have to pair with its normal homolog.
   • Cancer. Some chromosome rearrangements have breakpoints within genes leading to the creation of hybrid genes – the first part of one gene with the last part of another.

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   Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements. Cytologists have characterized numerous structural rearrangements in chromosomes, but chromosome inversions and translocations are the most common. Both are identified during meiosis by the adaptive pairing of rearranged chromosomes with their former homologs to maintain appropriate gene alignment.

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   In Summary: Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements. The overall structure of chromosomes can be changed, in both minor and dramatic ways. Chromosome inversions involve the detachment, flipping, and reinsertion of a portion of a chromosome. Pericentric inversions involve the centromere while paracentric do not.

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   How do chromosomal rearrangements occur?

   • Most of the time, chromosomal rearrangements happen during egg and sperm formation. During the recombination step, pairs of chromosomes break and swap pieces. If the chromosomes line up unevenly or if the breaks are not repaired properly, pieces of chromosomes may be rearranged. The chromosomes are then distributed into egg or sperm cell.

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   Does structural rearrangement affect chromosomes?

   • This action is not available. Structural rearrangements of chromosomes include both inversions and translocations, which may have detrimental effects on an organism.

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   How chromosome rearrangement happens during recombination?

   • Sometimes, chromosome rearrangements happen soon after fertilization. The rearrangement is then copied to all or some of the baby's cells. During recombination, pairs of chromosomes duplicate, swap pieces, and separate. This slideshow zooms in on one chromosome pair to show how recombination works.

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   What happens if a chromosome is rearranged?

   • With rearranged chromosomes this can lead to visible abnormalities and segregation abnormalities. Deletion chromosomes will pair up with a normal homolog along the shared regions and at the missing segment, the normal homolog will loop out (nothing to pair with) to form a deletion loop. This feature can be used to locate the deletion cytologically.

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   Does a chromosome rearrangement lead to evolution?

   • Not all structural rearrangements of chromosomes produce nonviable, impaired, or infertile individuals. In rare instances, such a change can result in the evolution of a new species. In fact, a pericentric inversion in chromosome 18 appears to have contributed to the evolution of humans.

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   How do structural rearrangements occur?

   • Most of these rearrangements arise from recombination, repair, or replication mechanisms that occur after a double-strand break or the stalling/breakage of a replication fork. Here, we review the mechanisms of formation of structural rearrangements, highlighting their main features and differences.

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    Oct 25, 2021 · Chromosomes can be analyzed from living tissue and arranged in a karyotype (figure 13.1). Chromosomes can be sorted into the autosomal pairs (twenty-two) and sex chromosomes and classified to determine any abnormalities. A normal karyotype for a female is 46,XX, and a male is 46,XY. Deviations from this patterning can result in chromosomal ...