Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 372

Question: A women with 47 chromosomes due to three copies of chromosome 21 is characterised by:

Options:

A) Superfemaleness

B) Triploidy

C) Turner’s syndrome

D) Down’s syndrome

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome number 21 and the offspring has 47 chromosomes.