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What is translocation?(a) Shifting of part of chromosomes to the outside wall of nucleus(b) Shifting of a chromosome to another chromosome(c) Shifting of a part of a chromosome to another homologous chromosome(d) Shifting of a part of a chromosome to another non-homologous chromosomeThe question was asked in a national level competition.My query is from Inheritance and Variation Principles topic in division Principles of Inheritance and Variation of Biology – Class 12

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Right choice is (d) Shifting of a PART of a CHROMOSOME to another non-homologous chromosome

For EXPLANATION: TRANSLOCATION is the shifting of a part of a chromosome to another non-homologous chromosome. It results in the formation of new recombinant chromosomes as this INDUCES faulty pairing of chromosomes during meiosis.



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