INVERSIONS (GENETICS)
\ɪnvˈɜːʃənz d͡ʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \ɪnvˈɜːʃənz dʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n_z__ dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k_s]\
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An aberration in which a chromosomal segment is deleted and reinserted in the same place but turned 180 degrees from its original orientation, so that the gene sequence for the segment is reversed with respect to that of the rest of the chromosome.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).