balanced chromosome
A chromosome which is unable to pair with its homologue and participate in homologus recombination during meiosis because it contains several inversion mutations (that is, has segments which have become flip-flopped). Selected balanced chromosome links: |
| © 2004 TheBioTechDictionary.com. If you have comments or additions that you wish to make, please email us. If you found this site useful, feel free to tell others or link to it from your site! TheBioTechDictionary.com is a purely informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional legal, medical or technical advice. |