The nurse knows that which of the following chromosomal abnormalities are structural in nature? (Select all that apply.)
A) Part of a chromosome is missing.
B) The material within a chromosome is rearranged.
C) One or more sets of chromosomes are added.
D) An entire single chromosome is added.
E) Two chromosomes adhere to each other.

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Characteristics of structural abnormalities include part of a chromosome missing or added,rearrangement of material within chromosomes,two chromosomes that adhered to each other,and fragility of a specific site on the X chromosome.The addition of a single chromosome (trisomy),the deletion of a single chromosome (monosomy),and one or more added sets of chromosomes (polyploidy)are numerical abnormalities.

The Nurse Knows That Which of the Following Chromosomal Abnormalities