What causes 13q deletion?
Mechanism. This disorder is caused by the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13, which can either be deleted linearly or as a ring chromosome. It is typically not hereditary— the loss of a portion of the chromosome typically occurs during gametogenesis, making it a de novo mutation.
How does chromosome deletion happen?
Chromosomal deletions occur spontaneously at a low frequency, or are induced by treatment of germ cells (most efficiently, mature or maturing oocytes in the female, and postmeiotic spermatogenic cells in the male) with chromosome-breaking agents, such as acute radiation or certain chemicals.
What causes a deletion mutation?
A deletion mutation occurs when a wrinkle forms on the DNA template strand and subsequently causes a nucleotide to be omitted from the replicated strand (Figure 3). Figure 3: In a deletion mutation, a wrinkle forms on the DNA template strand, which causes a nucleotide to be omitted from the replicated strand.
Can chromosome deletions be fixed?
“When chromosome duplication compensates for the loss of the corresponding ring chromosome with a deletion, this provides a possible avenue to correct large-scale problems in a chromosome that have no chance of being corrected by any other means.”
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