Causes of Down Syndrome
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- Created on: 28-09-18 13:03
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Causes of Down Syndrome;
Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder
The result of an extra chromosone (chromosome 21)
Usually cells contain 46 chromosomes- 23 from the mother and 23 from the father
Down syndrome causes all or some of the cells in an individual's body to contain 47 chromosomes instead of 46
There's an extra copy of chromosome 21- which is responsible for the…
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