Answered: How translocation Down syndrome arises?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter6: Cytogenetics: Karyotypes And Chromosome Aberrations

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Problem 24QP: A geneticist discovers that a girl with Down syndrome has a Robertsonian translocation involving...

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How translocation Down syndrome arises?

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Down’s syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs mostly in children. It leads to intellectual disability, development delays and other problems. The 3 different types of Down’s syndrome include: Trisomy 21, Translocation and Mosaic type. The common symptoms of Down’s syndrome include: Flattened facial features, small head, short neck, protruding tongue, upward slanting eyes and unusually shaped ears.

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