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robertsonian translocation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
robert-so-ni-an -translo-ca-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere.

Etymology

From Robertsonian + translocation.

Inflected Forms

Robertsonian translocations (plural)

Questions

What does robertsonian translocation mean?
A rare form of chromosomal rearrangement where the participating chromosomes break at their centromeres and the long arms fuse to form a single, large chromosome with a single centromere.
Where does robertsonian translocation come from?
From Robertsonian + translocation.

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