Types of Chromosomal Mutation

• Translocation


  part of chromosome breaks off and combined to another

  during Prophase l (crossing over)

  
• Inversion


  direction of a part of the chromosome is reversed

  
• Karyotyping


  test to identify size, shape and number of chromosome in a sample of body cells

  
• Amniocentesis


  medical procedure used for prenatal diagnosis

  Extraction of a small amount of amniotic fluid around a developing fetus