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Chromosome Inversion MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Chromosome Inversion
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.210.190
G05.365.590.175.190
G05.365.590.770.500
G05.558.805.500
Unique ID
D007446
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007446
Scope Note
An aberration in which a chromosomal segment is deleted and reinserted in the same place but turned 180 degrees from its original orientation, so that the gene sequence for the segment is reversed with respect to that of the rest of the chromosome.
Entry Term(s)
Inversion, Chromosomal
Inversion, Chromosome
Previous Indexing
Chromosome Aberrations (1968-1974)
Chromosome Abnormalities (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see INVERSION, CHROMOSOME 2005-2009, see INVERSION (GENETICS) 1978-2004, see CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS 1969-1977
History Note
2010 (1969)
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/01/15
Chromosome Inversion Preferred
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