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balanced translocation

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balanced translocation [′bal·ənst tranz·lō′kā·shən]
(genetics)
Positional change of one or more chromosome segments in cells or gametes without alteration of the normal diploid or haploid complement of genetic material.


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When a parent is a known carrier of a balanced translocation, PGD can be used to assure that in vitro fertilized embryos are free of an unbalanced chromosome constitution resulting from the parental translocation.
 
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