A healthy couple with a history of three previous spontaneous abortions has just had a child with cri-du-chat syndrome, a disorder caused by a terminal deletion of chromosome 5. Their physician orders karyotype analysis of both parents and of the child. The karyotype results for chromosomes 5 and 12 are shown here. Diagram the pairing of the abnormal chromosomes.
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6. Chromosomal Variation
Chromosomal Rearrangements: Deletions
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An intragenic deletion is a deletion found where?
A
In a centromere
B
In a gene
C
In multiple chromosomes
D
In multiple genes

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Understand the term 'intragenic deletion': It refers to a deletion that occurs within a single gene, affecting the sequence of that gene.
Recognize that a centromere is a region of a chromosome, not a gene, so an intragenic deletion would not occur there.
Consider the option 'In multiple chromosomes': Intragenic deletions are specific to a single gene, not across multiple chromosomes.
Evaluate the option 'In multiple genes': Intragenic deletions are confined to a single gene, not affecting multiple genes.
Conclude that the correct location for an intragenic deletion is within a gene, as it specifically alters the sequence of that gene.
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