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The mutation in which a segment of a chromosome is repeated is known as duplication.

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Q: What is it called when a segment of a chromosome is repeated?
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A segment of DNA that codes for a protein is called a?

A segment of DNA that codes for a protein is called a gene, or an exon.


If a segment of a chromosome breaks away and joins to a non-homologous chromosomes what is it called?

a translocation


What is a segment with information to make a protein?

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that controls the production of a protein is called a gene. Chromosome a cellular structure that contains DNA.


The type of mutation in which a chromosome segment breaks away and recombines in reverse order is called?

inversion


What is the reverse segment within a chromosome?

Inversion


What is partial tandem duplication?

The extra chromosome segment may be located immediately after the normal segment in precisely the same orientation forms the tandemWhen the gene sequence in the extra segment of a tandem in the reverse order i.e, inverted , it is known asreverse tandem duplicationIn some cases, the extra segment may be located in the same chromosome but away from the normal segment - termed as displaced duplicationThe additional chromosome segment is located in a non-homologous chromosome is translocation duplication.


A segment of chromosome responsible for a particular characteristic?

DNA or genens these are the segments of the chromosome.


What is the shorter segment of a chromosome?

Just a DNA strand


Which refers to the addition of an extra segment of a chromosome?

duplication


What is a loss of complete chromosome called?

deletion-occurs when an end of a chromosome breaks off or when two simultaneous breaks lead to the loss of an internal segment


What is an mutation?

An Inversion mutation is a mutation that causes a reversal in the order of a segment of a chromosome within the chromosome, or a gene.


A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that codes for a protein?

a gene