Question
Explain the three types of duplication with a diagram.
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Answer
- Tandem duplication: The duplicated segment is located immediately after the normal segment of the chromosome in the same order.
- Reverse tandem duplication The duplicated segment is located immediately after the normal segment but the gene sequence order will be reversed.
- Displaced duplication: The duplicated segment is located in the same chromosome, but away from the normal segment.
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