a section of a chromosome breaks away and attaches to a chromosome that is not part of
the pair. An example is the Philadelphia Chromosome. Think of translocations as having
your chromosomes all mixed up. This is the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans:
Here is a video that shows how Chromosome Translocations work.
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