A mutation in which parts of two nonhomologous chromosomes change places is called a(n)
A)translocation.
B)transition.
C)transversion.
D)insertion.
E)deletion.

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A translocation is a mutation in which parts of two nonhomologous chromosomes break off and switch places. This can lead to gene disruption, altered gene expression, and other genetic abnormalities. The other choices (transition, transversion, insertion, deletion) refer to different types of point mutations, which involve changes to individual nucleotides rather than whole chromosome segments.

A Mutation in Which Parts of Two Nonhomologous Chromosomes Change