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Chromosome Inversion
Inversions occur when a chromosome breaks in two places and the resulting piece of DNA is reversed and re-inserted into the chromosome. Inversions that involve the centromere are called pericentric inversions; those that do not involve the centromere are called paracentric inversions.
Source: Genetics Home Reference. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/illustrations/inversion
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