Medical Definition of Robertsonian translocation
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A special type of nonreciprocal translocation in chromosomes whereby the long arms of two nonhomologous acrocentric chromosomes are attached to a single centromere.
The short arms become attached to form a reciprocal structure that however often disappears some divisions after its formation.
(17 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Robertsonian Translocation
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