Ring chromosome

Ring chromosome
A structurally abnormal chromosome in which the end of each chromosome arm has been lost and the broken arms have been reunited in ring formation. A ring chromosome is denoted by the symbol r.

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(r) a chromosome in which both ends have been lost (deletion) and the two broken ends have reunited to form a ring. See illustration at aberration.

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