See Also: Robertsonian translocation(medicine)
Robertsonian(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Translocation(medicine)
translocation(dictionary)
balanced translocation(medicine)
chromosome translocation(medicine)
reciprocal translocation(medicine)
group translocation(medicine)
gene translocation(medicine)

Robertsonian translocation (medicine)


Robertsonian translocation
<molecular biology> A special type of nonreciprocal translocation in chromosomes whereby the long arms of two nonhomologous acrocentric chromosomes are attached to a single centromere.

The short arms become attached to form a reciprocal structure that however often disappears some divisions after its formation.