A kind of chromosomal mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed; this changes the sequence of amino acids in the resultant protein, which changes its structure and affects its function.

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1. A kind of chromosomal mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed; this changes the sequence of amino acids in the resultant protein, which changes its structure and affects its function.