A cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is caused by chromosomal translocation. How does this condition arise?

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A cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is caused by chromosomal  translocation. How does this condition arise?

anonymous · Answer

In genetics, a chromosome translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between non homologous chromosomes. A gene fusion may be created when the translocation joins two otherwise separated genes, the occurrence of which is common in cancer...

anonymous · Answer

is it due  to attachement of bronken part of one chromosome to another

anonymous · Answer

This abnormality in chromosome structure is caused by breaking off a fragment from one chromosomes and it moving forward to attach with another...

anonymous · Answer

oooo ok thank you

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for getting me...I'm not too good at explaning...but I tried..