There are three basic modes of selection on a quantitative trait.

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Deletion of a number of pairs that is not evenly divisible by three will lead to a frameshift mutation.

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In an individual heterozygous for a deletion, the normal chromosome loops out during chromosome pairing in prophase I.

 

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Deletion includes the centromere, then the chromosome will not segregate in meiosis or mitosis and will usually be lost.

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Deletions are lethal in the homozygous state because all copies of any essential genes located in the deleted region are missing.

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Heterozygous condition may produce imbalances in the amounts of gene products similar to those produced by extra gene copies.

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Pseudodominance- Recessive allele owing to a deletion on the homologous chromosome.