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A Robertsonian translocation occurs when…

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The long arms of two acrocentric chromosomes (i.e., chromosomes with centromeres near their ends) fuse at the centromere and the two short arms are lost.

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Unbalanced translocations can result in…

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Miscarriage, stillbirth, and chromosomal imbalance (e.g., Down syndrome, Patau syndrome)

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A Robertsonian translocation is a balanced chromosomal translocation that commonly involves chromosome pairs…

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13, 14, 15, 21, 22

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