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OpenStudy (anonymous):

hello ! What is mean by reciprocal and nonreciprocal ?

OpenStudy (sinbearciante):

I believe its referring to translocation of chromosomal segments. Reciprocal translocation is the exchange of segments between two non-homologous chromosomes. Non-reciprocal translocation is a unidirectional transfer of a segment to another chromosome.

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