Robertsonian translocations result from which of the following?
A) Breaks occur at or near the centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes followed by the reciprocal exchange of broken parts.
B) A part of one chromosome becomes attached to a nonhomologous chromosome.
C) Unequal crossing over occurs during meiosis.
D) There is fusion of two small chromosomes end-to-end such that a double centromere occurs.
E) Nondisjunction during meiosis.

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Robertsonian translocations result from breaks occurring at or near the centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes followed by the reciprocal exchange of broken parts, resulting in two chromosome pairs with a reduced number of chromosomes.

Robertsonian Translocations Result from Which of the Following