Which of the following pairs of chromosomal mutation are most likely to occur when homologous chromosomes are undergoing synapsis?

Question

Which of the following pairs of chromosomal mutation are most likely to occur when homologous chromosomes are undergoing synapsis? (A) Deletion and inversion (B) Duplication and translocation (C) Deletion and duplication (D) Inversion and translocation

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A deletion occur when an end of a chromosome breaks off or when two simultaneous breaks leads to the loss of a segment. A duplication is the doubling of a chromosomal segment.

Q. Which of the following pairs of chromosomal mutation are most likely to occur when homologous chromosomes are undergoing synapsis?

Deletion and inversion

Duplication and translocation

Deletion and duplication

Inversion and translocation

A deletion occur when an end of a chromosome breaks off or when two simultaneous breaks leads to the loss of a segment. A duplication is the doubling of a chromosomal segment.