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MeSH Heading: Chromosome Inversion
Tree Number(s): C23.550.210.190; G05.365.590.175.190; G05.365.590.770.500; G05.558.805.500
Unique ID: D007446
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007446
Scope Note: An aberration in which a chromosomal segment is deleted and reinserted in the same place but turned 180 degrees from its original orientation, so that the gene sequence for the segment is reversed with respect to that of the rest of the chromosome.
Entry Term(s): Inversion, Chromosomal; Inversion, Chromosome
Previous Indexing: Chromosome Aberrations (1968-1974); Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see INVERSION, CHROMOSOME 2005-2009, see INVERSION (GENETICS) 1978-2004, see CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS 1969-1977
History Note: 2010 (1969)
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/15

Allowable Qualifiers: chemically induced (CI)

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Chromosome Inversion MeSH Descriptor Data 2024