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Which Statement About Duplications and Translocations Is True

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Which statement about duplications and translocations is true?


A) Translocations involve the loss of a chromosomal segment,whereas duplications involve the addition of an entire chromosome.
B) Duplications involve the breaking and swapping of DNA segments on homologous chromosomes,whereas translocations are reciprocal exchanges on nonhomologous chromosomes.
C) Translocations involve the breaking and insertion of DNA segments in reverse order,whereas duplications are the breaking of DNA at different points on the chromosome.
D) Duplications lead to duplications of the chromosome,whereas translocations involve the swapping of chromosome segments.
E) Translocations result in loss of chromosomal segments,whereas duplications result in significant additions to nonhomologous chromosomes.

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