Editing Chromosomal translocation (section)

===Denotation===
The International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN) is used to denote a translocation between [[chromosome]]s.<ref>Schaffer, Lisa. (2005) ''International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature'' S. Karger AG {{ISBN|978-3-8055-8019-9}}</ref>  The designation "t(A;B)(p1;q2)" is used to denote a translocation between [[chromosome]] A and chromosome B. The information in the second set of parentheses, when given, gives the precise location within the chromosome for chromosomes A and B respectively—with ''p'' indicating the short arm of the chromosome, ''q'' indicating the long arm, and the numbers after p or q refers to regions, bands and sub-bands seen when staining the chromosome with a [[staining dye]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Characteristics of chromosome groups: Karyotyping|url=http://www.rerf.jp/dept/genetics/giemsa_4_e.html|website=rerf.jp|publisher=Radiation Effects Research Foundation|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> See also the definition of a [[locus (genetics)|genetic locus]].

The translocation is the mechanism that can cause a gene to move from one linkage group to another.