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paracentric inversion

Syllabification: (par·a·cen·tric in·ver·sion)
Pronunciation: /ˌparəˈsentrik/

Definition of paracentric inversion

noun

Genetics
  • a reversal of the normal order of genes in a chromosome segment involving only the part of a chromosome at one side of the centromere.

paracentric inversion in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of paracentric inversion in the British & World English dictionary