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Definition: A chromosome, during cell division, forms a loop, breaks off,
and reattaches upside down.(inverted)
Example:Hemophilia: the tip of the X-chromosome sometimes whips around, forming a loop and aligning two of the A genes. By a process known as recombination, the two aligned segments could then break off and exchange places, so a large segment would go the wrong direction.
Inversion